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Kookaburra Kits represent an exclusive new small molecule detection platform developed by Sapphire Bioscience in Sydney, Australia. Some of the key attributes of these new kits are:

Simple and sensitive alkaline phosphatase tracers
18 month stability of most kits and key reagents
Quick 2-hour incubation and development
Important assays like cAMP and cGMP for cell signalling
8-isoprostane for oxidative stress
TXB₂ and 6-keto PGF_1α for thrombosis and hematology
PGE₂, LTB₄, LTC₄, and cysLT for inflammation/allergy

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Assay Description Range IC₅₀ Detection
Limit Cross-Reactivity Dilution Incubation
Time Development
Time Download
Kit Booklet

Cysteinyl Leukotriene
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4.6-10,000 pg/ml 175 pg/ml 20 pg/ml
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3-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-16462.pdf

Thromboxane B₂
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15.6-2,000 pg/ml 150 pg/ml 40 pg/ml
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2-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-16463.pdf

Leukotriene B₄
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2.3-5,000 pg/ml 286 pg/ml 63 pg/ml
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2.5-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-16464.pdf

cAMP
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3.9-500 pmol/ml 40 pmol/ml 8 pmol/ml
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3-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-16475.pdf

cGMP
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0.1-300 pmol/ml 3 pmol/ml 0.7 pmol/ml
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3-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-16474.pdf

Prostaglandin E₂
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31.3-4,000 pg/ml 334 pg/ml 80 pg/ml
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2-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-16359.pdf

6-keto Prostaglandin F_1α
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2.3-5,000 pg/ml 222 pg/ml 22 pg/ml
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3-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-16476.pdf

8-Isoprostane
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1.4-3,000 pg/ml 103 pg/ml 18 pg/ml
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3-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-16465.pdf

Leukotriene E₄
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4.6-10,000 pg/ml 380 pg/ml 80 pg/ml
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3-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-16547.pdf

Prostaglandin F_2α
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1.4-3,000 pg/ml 104 pg/ml 16 pg/ml
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3-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-17333.pdf

Leukotriene C₄
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9.1-20,000 pg/ml 350 pg/ml 90 pg/ml
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3-fold 2 hours 60-90 minutes 133-17331.pdf

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Publications citing the use of a Kookaburra Kit

1. Martha Lappas, Michael Permezel. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2011 — IN PRESS. The anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects of nicotinamide, a vitamin B3 derivative, are elicited by FoxO3 in human gestational tissues: implications for preterm birth.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Mercy Perinatal Research Centre, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Citation: "The release of PGE2, PGF2α and 8-isoprostane into the incubation medium was assayed using a commercially available competitive enzyme immunoassay kit according to the manufacturer's specifications (Kookaburra Kits from Sapphire Bioscience, Redfern, NSW, Australia)." PMID: 21414766.