Formic Acid Assay Kit

A simple method for the rapid and reliable measurement of formic acid (formate) in foods, beverages and other materials. Content:25 assays per kit

UV-method for the determination of Formic Acid in foods, 
beverages and other materials

Principle:
                         (formate dehydrogenase)
(1) Formic acid + NAD⁺ → CO₂ + NADH + H⁺

Kit size:                            25 assays (manual) / 250 (microplate)
                                         / 220 (auto-analyser)
Method:                            Spectrophotometric at 340 nm
Reaction time:                  ~ 12 min
Detection limit:                 0.0932 mg/L
Application examples: 
Wine, fruit juices, pickles, vinegar, jam, bakery products, honey, fish,
meat and other materials (e.g. biological cultures, samples, etc.)
Method recognition:     
Methods based on this principle have been accepted by MEBAK

Advantages

• No wasted formate dehydrogenase solution (stable suspension supplied)
   
• Pyrazole incorporated to prevent alcohol dehydrogenase interference
   
• Very competitive price (cost per test)
   
• All reagents stable for > 2 years after preparation
   
• Mega-Calc™ software tool is available from our website for hassle-free raw data processing
   
• Standard included
   
• Suitable for manual, microplate and auto-analyser formats