Bio-Rad Human Metabolic and Hormone Assays User Manual

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Cell culture media
1. Collect cell culture supernatants and centrifuge at 1,000 x g for

15 min at 4°C. For cell lines cultured in serum-free media, collect
samples and add BSA as a carrier protein to a final concentration of
at least 0.5%. This is done to stabilize protein analytes and to prevent
adsorption to labware.

2. Transfer to a clean polypropylene tube. If cellular debris or precipitates

are present, centrifuge again at 10,000 x g for 10 min at 4°C.

3. If high levels of analyte are expected, samples can be diluted in culture

media. Optimal dilution factor must be determined by the end user.
Supplement serum-free media with at least 0.5% BSA final.

4. Assays samples immediately or aliquot and store at –70°C.

Note: Compatibility of a given media type with the assays must be
validated by the end user.

Table 5. Serum and plasma sample dilution guidelines.

Panel

Sample

Dilution

Volume of Sample, µl

Volume of

Sample

Buffer, µl

Metabolic panel 1

1:5

Metabolic panel 2

1:5

Metabolic panel 3

1:500,000

(a) Prepare 1:50 5
(b) Prepare 1:100 5 of (a)
Prepare 1:100 5 of (b)

245
495
495

Metabolic panel 4

1:500

90
490

Hormone panel 1

1:5

Note: Sample dilution factor for culture media samples must be optimized
by the end user.