Application

• For quantitative determination of farnesyltransferase enzyme activity in biological samples.

Key Features

• Safe and convenient. Non-radioactive assay. “Mix-incubate-measure” type assay. No wash and reagent transfer steps are involved.
• Sensitive and accurate. Linear detection range 0.024 – 3.2 U/L FTase in a 96-well plate assay.
• High-throughput. Can be readily automated to assay thousands of samples per day.

Method

• FL340/550 nm

Samples

• Enzyme

Species

• All

Procedures

• 1 hr

Size

• 400 tests in 384well plate

Detection Limit

• 0.024 U/L

Shelf Life

• 6 months

More Details

• FARNESYLTRANSFERASE (FTase, EC 2.5.1.58) catalyzes the transfer of a farnesyl group from farnesyl pyrophosphate to the cysteine residue of the C-terminus of target proteins. When not properly regulated, farnesylated proteins, including the Ras superfamily of small GTPases, can lead to developmental disorders and cancer. Simple, direct and high-throughput activity assays find wide applications for cancer research, while BioAssay Systems’ EFTS-400 assay kit provides a convenient fluorimetric method for assaying FTase activity. In this assay, FTase reacts with farnesyl pyrophosphate and the dansyl-peptide substrate releasing a product that is measurable by fluorescence (λem/ex = 340/550 nm).

I only have a spectrophotometer that reads OD. Would it be possible to run this assay colorimetrically?

One of the main substrates in this assay is a dansyl peptide fluorophore so the assay must be run fluorometrically

Does your EFTS-100 kit include a standard or calibrator?

We do not include a standard or calibrator. 4.3 is however provided as a conversion factor for determining maximum sample fluorescence. From there, activity can be calculated.

Does the kit include FTase enzyme?

This kit does not include enzyme. The purpose of this assay is to determine the FTase activity of the sample. If a pure enzyme is desired, the customer can purchase it from e.g Jena Biosciences, cat# PR-102.

For more detailed product information and questions, please feel free to email us or call us at 1-510-782-9988 x 2. For more general information regarding our assays, please refer to General Questions and Troubleshooting.

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If you or your labs do not have the equipment or scientists necessary to run this assay, BioAssay Systems can perform the service for you.

– Fast turnaround
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Please email or call 1-510-782-9988 x 2 to request assay service.