Description
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The kit is designed to quantify cell viability
Background: The BQCell Blue Viability Assay procures a fluorometric method for measuring the number of viable cells. The indicator dye resazurin is used to test the metabolic capacity of cells (a sign of cell viability). Viable cells preserve the capacity to reduce resazurin to resorufin, that is extremely fluorescent. Nonviable cells lose metabolic capacity fastly, do not decrease the indicator dye, and do not create a fluorescent signal. Resofurin is excreted in the medium allowing the continuous monitoring of the proliferation and / or cytotoxicity of substances on human cells, animals, bacteria and even fungi (1-4). This dye is not very toxic to cells, and allows continuous studies in the same cells, saving time, especially in primary cultures where cells are very limited. This kit is also very sensitive and highly reproducible (5).
