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Detroit R&D Bisphenol A (BPA) ELISA Kit

This competitive ELISA kit with a detection limit of < 10 pg/mL can be used for the determination of BPA levels in human and laboratory animal fluids and tissue, water/wastewater and canned foods (see reference 3 below). Each kit can be used for analyses of up to 24 samples in triplicate.

Recent References Using our BPA/BPS ELISA kits

 1) Hagobian, T.A. et al. (2020) Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial examining oral administration of bisphenol A on hepatic glucose production and skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity in adults. doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100549PMID: 32154432 An experimental study to determine the effects of oral administration of BPA on hepatic glucose production and skeletal insulin sensitivity.

2) Phouthavong-Murphy, J.C. et al. (2020) Phytoremediation potential of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), two United States native varieties, to remove bisphenol-A (BPA) from aqueous media. doi.rg/10.1038/s41598-019-56655.  PMID: 31964898Two native switchgrasses exhibited significant BPA removal from hydroponic media over a 3 month period.

3) Joiakim, A et al. (2019) Bisphenol A (BPA) in liquid portions of canned foods obtained from domestic and Asian markets in the United States. http://www.environmentmed.org/text.asp?2019/4/1/6/255739Levels of BPA in canned foods available in US markets were between 100 ng to 2,000 ng/g solids. Major differences in BPA levels were found among canned foods and their country of origin