COMT ELISA Kit (Human)

Intra-Assay Precision Inter-Assay Precision Sample 1 2 3 1 2 3 n 16 16 16 24 24 24 Mean (pg/ml) 71 245 923 65 220 946 Standard deviation 4.97 16.17 61.84 5.13 16.5 79.46 CV (%) 7 6.6 6.7 7.9 7.5 8.4 Intra-Assay Precision Inter-Assay Precision Intra-Assay Precision Inter-Assay Precision Sample 1 2 3 1 2 3 Sample 1 2 3 1 2 3 n 16 16 16 24 24 24 n 16 16 16 24 24 24 Mean (pg/ml) 71 245 923 65 220 946 Mean (pg/ml) 71 245 923 65 220 946 Standard deviation 4.97 16.17 61.84 5.13 16.5 79.46 Standard deviation 4.97 16.17 61.84 5.13 16.5 79.46 CV (%) 7 6.6 6.7 7.9 7.5 8.4 CV (%) 7 6.6 6.7 7.9 7.5 8.4

Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is one of several enzymes that degrade catecholamines such as dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. In humans, catechol-O-methyltransferase protein is encoded by the COMT gene. As the regulation of catecholamines is impaired in a number of medical conditions, several pharmaceutical drugs target COMT to alter its activity and therefore the availability of catecholamines. In the brain, COMT-dependent dopamine degradation is of particular importance in brain regions with low expression of the presynaptic dopamine transporter (DAT), such as the prefrontal cortex. This process is supposed to take place in postsynaptic neurons, as, in general, COMT is located intracellularly in the central nervous system (CNS) .

Aviva's human COMT ELISA Kit was based on standard sandwich enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay technology. A monoclonal antibody from mouse specific for COMT has been precoated onto 96-well plates. Standards (E.coli, G52-P271) and test samples are added to the wells, a biotinylated detection polyclonal antibody from goat specific for COMT is added subsequently and then followed by washing with PBS or TBS buffer. Avidin-Biotin-Peroxidase Complex was added and unbound conjugates were washed away with PBS or TBS buffer. HRP substrate TMB was used to visualize HRP enzymatic reaction. TMB was catalyzed by HRP to produce a blue color product that changed into yellow after adding acidic stop solution. The absorbance of yellow is proportional to the human COMT amount of sample captured in plate.

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