Malachite green (MG) ELISA Kit

This assay employs the competitive enzyme immunoassay technique. The microtiter plate provided in this kit has been pre-coated with Malachite Green antigen. Standards or samples are then added to the appropriate microtiter plate wells with a Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated antibody preparation specific for Malachite Green and incubated. A substrate solution is added to the wells and the color develops in opposite to the amount of Malachite Green in the sample. The color development is stopped and the intensity of the color is measured.
 

Malachite green is an organic compound that is used as a dyestuff and has emerged as a controversial antimicrobial used in aquaculture. Malachite green is traditionally used as a dye for materials such as silk, leather, and paper. Although called malachite green, This dye is not prepared from the mineral malachite - the name just comes from the similarity of color. Malachite green is classified in the dyestuff industry as a triarylmethane dye and also using in pigment industry. Formally, malachite green refers to the chloride salt [C6H5C(C6H4N(CH3)2)2]Cl, although the term malachite green is used loosely and often just refers to the colored cation. The oxalate salt is also marketed. The anions have no effect on the color. The intense green color of the cation results from a strong absorption band at 621 nm (extinction coefficient of 105 M"1cm"1).
 

Reagents	Quantity	Reagents	Quantity
Assay plate (96 Wells)	1	Instruction manual	1
Standards	6 x 1 mL	Redissolving Solution (concentrate 2 x)	2 x 20 mL
Antibody	1 x 6 mL	HRP-Conjugate	1 x 6 mL
Wash Buffer (concentrate 20 x)	1 x 20 mL	Stop Solution	1 x 6 mL
Substrate A	1 x 6 mL	Substrate B	1 x 6 mL
Adhesive Films	4

 

 

Sample Type	Number	Recovery range (%)	Average(%)
Serum	10	90-101	96
EDTA plasma	10	89-97	93
Heparin plasma	10	91-99	95

 

Intra-assay Precision (Precision within an assay) Three samples of known concentration were tested twenty times on one plate to assess intra-assay precision. Inter-assay Precision (Precision between assays) Three samples of known concentration were tested in forty separate assays to assess inter-assay precision. CV (%) = SD/meanX100 Intra-Assay: CV<8% Inter-Assay: CV<12%
 

Sample Type	1：2	1：4	1：8	1：16
Serum	78-89%	81-99%	92-103%	95-105%
EDTA plasma	91-101%	90-98%	93-101%	91-98%
Heparin plasma	92-103%	93-102%	92-99%	91-101%

 

The stability of ELISA kit is determined by the loss rate of activity. The loss rate of this kit is less than 5% within the expiration date under appropriate storage condition. The loss rate was determined by accelerated thermal degradation test. Keep the kit at 37°C for 4 and 7 days, and compare O.D.values of the kit kept at 37°C with that of at recommended temperature. (referring from China Biological Products Standard, which was calculated by the Arrhenius equation. For ELISA kit, 4 days storage at 37°C can be considered as 6 months at 2 - 8°C, which means 7 days at 37°C equaling 12 months at 2 - 8°C).
 

Store at 2-8°C. Please refer to Instruction Manual.
 

Store at 2-8°C. Please refer to Instruction Manual.