Free Fatty Acid Assay Kit - Quantification
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- Used with sample types including plasma, serum, cell and tissue extracts, cell culture supernatants, and urine
- Cited in over 250 publications.
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Diagram showing the principles of the Free Fatty Acid assay method.
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Biochemical assay - Free Fatty Acid Assay Kit - Quantification (AB65341)
Triglyceride assay kit ab65336 and free fatty acid assay kit ab65341 used with heart tissue.
Han et al. used Triglyceride assay kit ab65336 and Free Fatty Acid assay kit ab65341 to investigate cardiac abnormalities in high fat diet fed mice when researching the role of the long non-coding RNA Lipid-Droplet Transporter (LIPTER).
The concentration of free fatty acids (FA) (f, n = 5 mice each group) were quantified using the Free Fatty Acid Assay kit (ab65341), and triglyceride (TG) concentrations (g, n = 7 mice each group) were quantified using the Triglyceride Quantification Assay Kit (ab65336).
Approximately 25 mg of mouse heart tissue per heart was collected and homogenized in 500 μl lipid extraction buffer (ab211044) using a Beadbug Homogenizer. After centrifugation, the supernatant was removed to a new tube. FA or TAG concentration was measured according to the manufacturer’s protocols. The FA and TAG concentrations in WT and genetically modified mouse hearts were normalized to the collected heart tissue weights.
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Colorimetric standard curve : mean of duplicates (+/-SD) with background readings subtracted.
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Functional Studies - Free Fatty Acid Assay Kit - Quantification (AB65341)
Flourometric standard curve : mean of duplicates (+/-SD) with background readings subtracted.
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Functional Studies - Free Fatty Acid Assay Kit - Quantification (AB65341)
Free Fatty Acid measured in biologicals showing concentration (μM).
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Functional Studies - Free Fatty Acid Assay Kit - Quantification (AB65341)
Plasma FFA levels were measured using ab65341 in male and female wild-type (WT) or AT2KO mice either on normal diet (ND) or high fat diet (HFD).
Samuel P et al., PLoS One 8(1), Fig 7a. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048425. Reproduced under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Lipolysis were evaluated by measuring free fatty acids released into the culture medium of siCreg1 or si-Scramble 3T3-L1 cells using ab65341, which were treated with BMS-345541 (5 μmol/L), an NF-κB pathway inhibitor, or vehicle (DMSO) for 48 hours prior to lipolysis assessment. ns, no significance; and ***P<0.001.
Tian, Xiaoxiang et al., PloS one vol. 12,5 e0176873., Fig 6, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0176873
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Biochemical assay - Free Fatty Acid Assay Kit - Quantification (AB65341)
Triglyceride assay kit ab65336 and free fatty acid assay kit ab65341 used with liver tissue and plasma samples respectively.
Samuel et al. used the triglyceride assay kit and free fatty acid assay kit to understand gender differences in metabolic syndrome disorders in angiotensin receptor AT2R knockout mice.
Plasma free fatty acid levels were measured by colorimetric method using the Abcam free fatty acid quantification kit.
Hepatic triglyceride levels was measured using ab65336 in male and female wild-type (WT) or AT2KO (knockout) mice with either normal diet (ND) or high fat diet (HFD). For hepatic triglyceride measurement, livers were dissected and snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at −80°C. In brief, lipids were extracted by homogenizing 25 mg liver tissue in 1 ml 5% Triton-X100 in water, then slowly heated to 80°C in water bath for 5 min. The samples were cooled down and again heated to solubilize all triglycerides into solution. The samples were centrifuged for 5 min and supernatants were diluted 10 fold with dH2O for quantification.
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Biochemical assay - Free Fatty Acid Assay Kit - Quantification (AB65341)
Triglyceride assay kit ab65336 and Free Fatty Acid assay kit ab65341 used with mouse liver tissue.
Yue et al. used triglyceride assay kit ab65336 and free fatty acid assay kit ab65341 to investigate the protective effects of IL-22 on alleviating alcoholic hepatitis.
Administration of IL-22 reduces alcohol-induced lipid accumulation in mouse liver. PF (pair fed), AF (alcohol fed), AF+IL-22 (alcohol fed with IL-22 treatment).
(A) BODIPY 493/503 staining of mouse liver. Neutral lipids were stained in green, and nuclei were counterstained in blue. (B) Hepatic triglyceride (TG) and free fatty acid (FFA) levels.
Quantification assays of triglycerides (TG) and free fatty acids (FFA) in the liver were conducted using commercial kits from Abcam (Waltham, MA; ab65336 and ab65341) per the manufacturer’s instructions.
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Biochemical assay - Free Fatty Acid Assay Kit - Quantification (AB65341)
Triglyceride assay kit ab65336, Cholesterol assay kit ab65390, and Free Fatty Acid assay kit ab65341 used with rat serum and rat liver.
Li et al. used Triglyceride assay kit ab65336, Cholesterol assay kit ab65359, and Free Fatty Acid assay kit ab65341 to investigate the impact of using L. reuteri treatment to ameliorate the impact of biorhythm disorder-ignited dyslipidemia in long-term darkness treated rats.
The concentrations of triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (CHOL), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), and free fatty acids (NEFA) in rat sera and liver tissues were detected using Triglyceride Quantification Assay Kit (ab65336), HDL and LDL/VLDL Cholesterol Assay Kit (ab65390). and Free Fatty Acid Quantification Assay Kit (ab65341), respectively. All procedures were carried out following the recommended instructions provided by the kit manufacturers.
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Components shown from left to right :
- OxiRed Probe
- ACS Reagent
- Palmitic Acid Standard
- Acyl CoA Enzyme Mix
- Enhancer I
- Assay Buffer 5
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Product details
Free Fatty Acid Assay Kit ab65341 uses a convenient, sensitive enzyme-based method for detecting long-chain free fatty acids in various mammalian and other samples, such as serum, plasma and other body fluids, food, growth media, etc.
Other names used to refer to this type of assay include NEFA assay and FFA assay.
How the assay works
Free Fatty Acid Assay kit ab65341 measures non-esterified free fatty acids; specifically C-8 (octanoate) and longer fatty acids.
In the free fatty acid assay protocol, free fatty acids are converted to their coenzyme A derivatives by Acyl-CoA Synthetase. These are then oxidized by Acyl CoA Oxidase in a reaction that produces hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide is then processed by an enzyme causing a reaction with a probe to generate red color (λmax = 570 nm) and fluorescence (Ex/Em = 535/587 nm). Palmitic acid is used to generate a standard curve.
The free fatty acid assay method using Acyl-CoA Synthetase and Acyl CoA Oxidase as used in ab65341 is the standard method used for free fatty acid assays.
Free fatty acid assay protocol summary
- - Add samples and standards to wells.
- - Add ACS Reagent and incubate for 30 min at 37°C.
- - Add reaction mix and incubate for 30 min at 37°C.
- - Analyze with microplate reader.
How other researchers are using Free Fatty Acid Assay Kit ab65341
This Free Fatty Acid assay kit has been used in publications in a variety of sample types, including:
- - Human: cell culture lysates1, serum2
- - Mouse: plasma and liver tissue3, serum4, plasma5, heart tissue6, liver7
- - Rat: serum8, plasma9, cytosol of articular chondrocyte primary cell cultures10
- - Cell culture medium11
- - C reinhardtii algae12
- - Drosophila13
- - C elegans14
References: 1 - Ali A et al 2018, Phokrai P et al 2018; 2 - Tahapary DL et al 2018; 3 - Becares et al 2019; 4 - Pan J et al 2019, Maatta J et al 2018, Rohm M et al 2018, Shimazu T et al 2018; 5 - Woo M et al 2018, Tian X et al 2017; 6 - Liu W et al 2017; 7 - Hao et al 2017, Rui W et al 2016; 8 - Honore SM et al 2018; 9 - Van der Werf et al 2018;10 - Lee SW et al 2018; 11 - Kostrzewski T et al 2017; 12 - Ramanan R et al 2018; 13 - Scopelliti A et al 2019; 14 - Pollard AK et al 2019
Related and recommended products
Free Fatty Acid assay kit ab65341is often used with Triglyceride assay kit ab65336, and Cholesterol assay kit ab65390, to study lipid metabolism and its role in various metabolic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, liver diseases, and cardiovascular conditions.
Other notes
This product is manufactured by BioVision, an Abcam company, and was previously called K612 Free Fatty Acid Quantification Assay Kit.
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Biological function summary
FFAs play important roles in cellular energy metabolism by serving as substrates for beta-oxidation within mitochondria. They contribute to energy production especially in cardiac and skeletal muscle tissues. FFAs bind to mitochondrial membranes entering beta-oxidation pathways where they undergo sequential enzymatic processing. Although not typically part of large protein complexes FFAs interact with various enzymes and transport proteins facilitating metabolic processes.
Pathways
FFAs integrate into major metabolic processes such as the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation pivotal for ATP production. In lipid signalling pathways they serve as ligands for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) influencing gene expression related to lipid metabolism. PPAR proteins including PPAR-alpha and PPAR-gamma are direct interactors within these pathways modulating lipid homeostasis and insulin sensitivity.
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