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Chondrogenesis Assay Kit

Components:   

Alcian Blue Solution: 125 ml, store at RT

Product Description: Alcian blue, a group of polyvalent basic dyes that are water soluble, stains acid mucosubstances (sulfated and carboxylated mucopolysaccharides) and sialomucins (glycoproteins), both of which are cartilaginous elements. Since the synthesis of these extracellular macromolecules is increased during chondrogensis, staining with Alcian blue is a fast and easy method to identify cells undergoing chondrogenesis. Cell-bound Alcian blue can be extracted after staining and washing, which then allows one to assay chondrogenesis quantitatively by spectroscopy. The assay can be set up in a microplate format.

Features: Simple and inexpensive.