Bovine Angiotensin II EasyTestTM competitive ELISA kit

Brand

BioAim Scientific (Kanada)

short description

The BioAim bovine ANG II EasyTestTM Competitive ELISA kit can quantitatively measure ANG II in bovine serum or plasma. Other matrices, such as urine and tissue, may be suitable but have not been validated. It is a simple and rapid technology for the quantitation of antigen in a range of sample matrices. The whole process takes 2 hours with high accuracy and precision.
Research Area Peptide hormone;

specific against

Bovine

detection target

angiotensinogen(Angiotensin II)
Background: Angiotensinogen is an α-2-globulin produced constitutively and released into the circulation mainly by the liver. It is a member of the serpin family. Human angiotensinogen is 453 amino acids long, but other species have angiotensinogen of varying size. Angiotensin I is converted to angiotensin II (AII) through removal of two C-terminal residues by the enzyme angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), primarily through ACE within the lung (but also present in endothelial cells and kidney epithelial cells). ACE found in other tissues of the body has no physiological role. Angiotensin II acts as an endocrine, autocrine/paracrine, and intracrine hormone. Angiotensin II is degraded to angiotensin III by angiotensinases located in red blood cells and the vascular beds of most tissues. Angiotensin II increases blood pressure by stimulating the Gq protein in vascular smooth muscle cells (which in turn activates an IP3-dependent mechanism leading to a rise in intracellular calcium levels and ultimately causing contraction). In addition, angiotensin II acts at the Na/H exchanger in the proximal tubules of the kidney to stimulate Na reabsorption and H excretion which is coupled to bicarbonate reabsorption. This ultimately results in an increase in blood volume, pressure, and pH.

alias

SERPINA8

sensitivity

6 pg/ml

detection range

0.49-2000 pg/ml

sample type

Serum, plasma

pack size

1x96 Wells

Assay time

2.0 h

Principle of the Elisa

EIA

SwissProtID

P01017