Rapid homogenous assay for protein kinase activity and high-throughput screen for kinase inhibitors.

• Convenient "mix-incubate-measure" high-throughput assay
• Assay can tolerate up to 300 μM ATP and 10% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)
• Can be readily automated to run tens of thousands of assays per day

Kinases, also known as phosphotransferases, constitute a large family of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from the high-energy donor molecule ATP, to their specific substrates

BioAssay Systems’ EnzyChrom™ Kinase Assay Kit provides a simple and rapid method for assaying kinase activity and high-throughput screening for kinase inhibitors. This homogeneous microplate-based assay involves incubating the kinase with a single working reagent, in which ADP is enzymatically converted to ATP and pyruvate, which is quantified using a fluorimetric (530nm/590nm) assay method.

Kinases are known to regulate the majority of cellular processes. The largest group of this family is the protein kinases. So far, 518 different kinases have been identified in humans and up to 30% of human proteins are modified by these kinases. The enormous diversity and their key role in cellular signaling make them ideal targets for drug developments.