Homogeneous Caspases Assay, fluorimetric

Uses

Specific, quantitative in vitro determination of caspases in microplates.
During apoptosis, the activation of specific proteases, called Caspases (cysteinyl-aspartic-acid-proteases), is one of the initial intracellular biochemical events. The Homogeneous Caspases Assay can be used to detect caspase activity in life-science research applications:

• for sensitive quantification of activated caspases
• for screening of caspase inhibitors
• as an automatable one-step assay for high-throughput screening

General Description

The Homogeneous Caspases Assay is a fluorimetric assay for the quantitative in vitro determination of caspases activity in microplates, which makes it especially useful for high-throughput screening.