The Glycerol test kit is a simple, reliable, rapid and accurate method for the measurement and analysis of Glycerol in beverages, foodstuffs and other materials.
Suitable for manual and microplate formats.
UV-method for the determination of Glycerol in foodstuffs,
beverages and other materials
Principle:
(glycerokinase)
(1) Glycerol + ATP → L-glycerol-3-phosphate + ADP
(pyruvate kinase)
(2) ADP + PEP → ATP + pyruvate
(L-lactate dehydrogenase)
(3) Pyruvate + NADH + H+ → L-lactic acid + NAD+
Kit size: 70 assays (manual) / 700 (microplate)
Method: Spectrophotometric at 340 nm
Reaction time: ~ 5 min
Detection limit: 0.34 mg/L
Application examples:
Wine (and grape juice), beer, spirits, vinegar, marzipan, fruit juices,
soft drinks, toothpaste, honey, tobacco, paper (and cardboard),
cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, soap and other materials (e.g. biological
cultures, samples, etc.)
Method recognition:
Methods based on this principle have been accepted by OIV and
MEBAK
Advantages
Novel tablet format for increased stability
Very competitive price (cost per test)
All reagents stable for > 2 years as supplied
Very rapid reaction
Mega-Calc? software tool is available from our website for hassle-free raw data processing
Standard included
Suitable for manual and microplate formats
