Description
Rat Oxytocin PharmaGenie ELISA Kit
| Product SKU: | SBRS0150 |
| Size: | 96T |
| Application: | This ELISA kit is designed to detect human, mouse, and rat Oxytocin. |
| Uniprot: | P01179 PRO_20503 |
| Gene ID: | 25504 |
| Gene Names: | OT / OXT |
| Synonyms: | Oxytocin-neurophysin 1 (OT-NPI) [Cleaved into: Oxytocin (Ocytoci |
| Target Species: | Human, Mouse, Rat |
| Compatible Sample Types: | Cell Culture Supernatants, Plasma, Serum |
| Design Principle: | Competition-based |
| Method of Detection: | Colorimetric |
| Quantitative/Semi-Quantitative: | Quantitative |
| Sensitivity: | 3.6 ng/ml |
| Storage/Stability: | Standard, biotinylated peptide, and positive control should be stored at -20°C after arrival. Avoid multiple freeze-thaws. The remaining kit components may be stored at 4°C. Opened microplate wells and antibody (Item N) may be stored for up to 1 month at 2 to 8°C. Return unused wells to the pouch containing desiccant pack and reseal along entire edge. |
- Pre-Coated 96-well Strip Microplate
- Wash Buffer
- Standard Peptide
- Assay Diluent(s)
- Biotinylated Peptide
- HRP-Streptavidin
- TMB One-Step Substrate
- Stop Solution
- Assay Diagram
- Positive Control Sample
- Capture Antibody
- Technical Manual
Other materials and equipment required:
The Assay Genie Rat Oxytocin PharmaGenie ELISA Kit (SBRS0150) will require other equipment and materials to carry out the assay. Please see list below for further details.
- Distilled or deionized water
- Precision pipettes to deliver 2 ul to 1 ml volumes
- Adjustable 1-25 ml pipettes for reagent preparation
- 100 ml and 1 liter graduated cylinders
- Tubes to prepare standard and sample dilutions
- Orbital shaker
- Aluminum foil
- Saran Wrap
- Absorbent paper
- Microplate reader capable of measuring absorbance at 450nm
- SigmaPlot software (or other software that can perform four-parameter logistic regression models)
- Prepare all reagents, samples and standards as instructed.
- Add 100 ul detection antibody to each well.
- Incubate 1.5 h at RT or O/N at 4°C.
- Add 100 ul standard or sample to each well.
- Incubate 2.5 h at RT.
- Add 100 ul prepared streptavidin solution.
- Incubate 45 min at RT.
- Add 100 ul TMB One-Step Substrate Reagent to each well.
- Incubate 30 min at RT.
- Add 50 ul Stop Solution to each well.
- Read plate at 450 nm immediately.
 | Standard Curve for Rat Oxytocin PharmaGenie ELISA Kit (SBES0150) |
Oxytocin is a nine amino acids peptide hormone and neuropeptide. The active oxytocin is cleaved from oxytocin- neurophysin I precursor. It regulates social bonding and sexual reproduction, playing a role in behaviors from maternal-infant bonding and milk release to empathy, generosity, and orgasm. Oxytocin is released during labor and with stimulation of the nipples from breastfeeding, and causes contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus and of the mammary gland. This helps with birth, bonding with the baby, and milk production. Oxytocin is also used as a medication to facilitate childbirth.
