MTT assay [预习用] 用途: 1
MTT assay is laboratory test and standard colorimetric assay
for measuring the activity of enzymes that reduce MTT to formazan(甲臜)
can also be used to determine cytotoxicity of potential medicinal agents
Yellow MTT(黄色染料)is reduced to Purple formazan in living cells
(活细胞线粒体中的琥珀酸脱氢酶能使外源性MTT 还原为甲瓒并沉积在细胞中,而死细胞无此功能
甲瓒不溶于水,但能溶于一些增容溶剂(solubilization solution),如DMSO
DMSO is added to dissolve the formazan into a colored solution 4
the absorbance of the colored solution can be quantified
the wavelength of the absorbance is usually between 500 and 600 nm
(570nm/490nm in 酶标仪) 6
通常情况下,甲臜生成量与活细胞数成正比,因此可根据光密度OD 值推测出活细胞的数目
MTT 溶液配制方法: 1
通常MTT 的浓度为5mg/ml
可以称取MTT 0
5 克,溶于100 ml 的PBS(or 无酚红的培养基)中 2
22μm 滤膜过滤以除菌 3
4℃ 避光保存即可
NOTE: 1
在配制和保存的过程中,容器最好用铝箔纸包住