Ascorbic Acid Assay Kit (L-Ascorbate) K-ASCO

Ascorbic Acid Assay determination with a spectrophotometer

Description

The Ascorbic Acid (L-Ascorbate) assay kit is for the specific measurement and analysis of L-ascorbic acid in beverages, meat, flour, dairy and vegetable products.

The number of manual tests per kit can be doubled if all volumes are halved.  This can be readily accommodated using the MegaQuantTM  Wave Spectrophotometer.

Advantages

  • Very competitive price (cost per test)
  • All reagents stable for > 6 months after preparation
  • Mega-Calc™ software tool is available from our website for hassle-free raw data processing
  • Standard included
  • Suitable for manual, microplate and auto-analyser format

Description

Content: 40 assays (manual) / 400 assays (microplate) / 400 assays (auto-analyser)
Shipping Temperature: Ambient
Storage Temperature: Short term stability: 2-8oC,
Long term stability: See individual component labels
Stability: > 1 year under recommended storage conditions
Analyte: Ascorbic Acid
Assay Format: Spectrophotometer, Microplate, Auto-analyser
Detection Method: Absorbance
Wavelength (nm): 578
Signal Response: Increase
Linear Range: 0.5 to 30 µg of L-ascorbic acid per assay
Limit of Detection: 0.175 mg/L
Reaction Time (min): ~ 8 min
Application examples: Wine, beer, fruit juices, soft drinks, jam, milk, dairy products (e.g. cheese), dietetic foods, baby foods, processed meat, baking additives, fruit and vegetables (e.g. tomato and potato), pharmaceuticals, feed and other materials (e.g. biological cultures, samples, etc.).

Ref. K-ASCO