The Biosensis GDNF Rapid™ enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit is a sandwich ELISA that allows the quantification of GDNF in less than 4 hours in cell culture supernatants, cell lysates, and guinea pig serum only if used as directed.

This ELISA kit consists of a pre-coated anti-GDNF capture antibody, a biotinylated anti-GDNF detection antibody and horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated streptavidin. The addition of a substrate (3,3’,5,5’- tetramethylbenzidine, TMB) yields a colored reaction product which is directly proportional to the concentration of GDNF present in samples and protein standards. A GDNF positive control (QC sample) is provided to assure consistent assay performance.

This GDNF ELISA kit employs a recombinant human GDNF standard obtained from the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) and is therefore designed to accurately measure the human form of GDNF. Note that the antibodies used in this kit cross-react with guinea pig, rat and mouse GDNF

Guinea pig GDNF has been quantified in serum using the Human GDNF RapidTM ELISA kit, since guinea pig GDNF protein shares closest amino acid sequence homology with human GDNF. Protein levels can be expressed as 'human GDNF equivalents'.

This kit has not been tested for other applications.

Please refer to the kit protocol for specific use instructions for each substrate application.