| Assay Method Information | |
| | Thrombin generation assay |
| Description: | In the thrombin generation assay according to Hemker, the activity of thrombin plasma is determined by measuring the fluorescent cleavage products of the substrate I-1140 (Z-Gly-Gly-Arg-AMC, Bachem). The reactions are carried out in the presence of varying concentrations of test substance or the corresponding solvent. To start the reaction, reagents from Thrombinoscope (30 pM to 0.1 pM recombinant tissue factor, 24 μM phospholipids in HEPES) are used. In addition, a thrombin calibrator from Thrombinoscope is used, of which the amidolytic activity is required for calculating the thrombin activity in a sample containing an unknown amount of thrombin. The test is carried out according to the manufacturer's instructions (Thrombinoscope BV): 4 μl of test substance or of the solvent, 76 μl of plasma and 20 μl of PPP reagent or thrombin calibrator are incubated at 37° C. for 5 min. After addition of 20 μl of 2.5 mM thrombin substrate in 20 mM Hepes, 60 mg/ml of BSA, 102 mM of calcium chloride, the thrombin generation is measured every 20 s over a period of 120 min. Measurement is carried out using a fluorometer (Fluoroskan Ascent) from Thermo Electron fitted with a 390/460 nm filter pair and a dispenser. |
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