DNA damage can take many forms including oxidative damage, hydrolytic damage (loss of bases) and strand breaks. Continuous DNA damage has been implicated in age-related development of a variety of cancers including colon, breast and prostate.
In this article we discuss various assay kits to help measure DNA damage in a quick and reliable way. Read on for further details.
8-OHdG DNA Damage ELISA
8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) is a popular and ubiquitous marker of oxidative stress.
Our OxiSelect™ Oxidative DNA Damage ELISA Kit provides a powerful, well-published method for rapid, sensitive quantitation of 8-OHdG in DNA samples.
TECH CORNER: Stability of the 8-OHdG DNA Damage Marker
Q: We are using your OxiSelect™ 8-OHdG DNA Damage ELISA. Once the DNA of our sample has been extracted, does it need to be immediately used in the assay, or can it be frozen for later testing?
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UV Induced DNA Damage Assays
Absorption of ultraviolet (UV) light produces two predominant types of DNA damage: cyclobutatne pyrimidine dimers (CPD) and pyrimidine (6-4) pyrimidone photoproducts (6-4PP).
Our OxiSelect™ Oxidative UV-Induced DNA Damage Assay Kits provide rapid detection and quantitaiton of CPD or 6-4PP. Kits are available in ELISA format for isolated DNA or intact cells, and also in a cellular staining format.
