Improved Formazan Dissolution for Bacterial MTT Assay [PDF]
The MTT assay, based on the enzymatic reduction of the water-soluble, yellowish tetrazolium salt 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) to purple formazan, is commonly used for assessment of cell viability and proliferation ...
Ludmil Benov
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Evaluation of Direct Colorimetric MTT Assay for Rapid Detection of Rifampicin and Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [PDF]
With the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) strains there is an increasing need for new accurate and cost-effective methods for a rapid diagnostic and drug susceptibility testing (DST), particularly in low-income countries where ...
Gadissa Bedada Hundie +2 more
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The MTT assay application to measure the viability of spermatozoa: a variety of the assay protocols [PDF]
The MTT reduction assay is one of the methods used to evaluate the viability of sperm. In the assay, a tetrazolium component (MTT) is converted into MTT formazan by some specific enzymes in the viable cells.
Kakanang Buranaamnuay
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Mathematical Modeling for an MTT Assay in Fluorine-Containing Graphene Quantum Dots [PDF]
The paper reports on a new mathematical model, starting with the original Hill equation which is derived to describe cell viability (V) while testing nanomaterials (NMs).
Paulo C. Morais, Dieime C. Silva
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Quantitative evaluation of human sperm viability using MTT assay: A laboratory study [PDF]
Background: 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay which evaluates cellular mitochondrial activity is widely used for the assessment of cell proliferation and viability.
Hamid Reza Momeni +2 more
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Interference of Phenylethanoid Glycosides from Cistanche tubulosa with the MTT Assay [PDF]
The MTT assay, as a screening method, has been widely used to measure the viability and proliferation of cells. However, it should be noted that MTT assay may not accurately reflect the effect of Cistanche tubulosa ethanolic extract on EA.hy926 cells ...
Yu-Jie Wang +3 more
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Cytotoxicity of some 1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-phenylpiperidin-1-yl) prop-2-en-1-one derivatives using MTT assay [PDF]
Some N-substituted piperidine structures were synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxic activity against four different cell lines using the standard MTT assay method and Doxorubicin was used as the reference drug.
Farzaneh Fesahat +5 more
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Human surfactant protein D alters oxidative stress and HMGA1 expression to induce p53 apoptotic pathway in eosinophil leukemic cell line [PDF]
This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund. Copyright: © 2013 Mahajan et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use ...
A Fusco +53 more
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Effects of E407a on the viability, metabolic and functional activity of dermal fibroblasts [PDF]
Aim. To evaluate the effects of semi-refined carrageenan (E407a) on the viability, metabolic and functional activity of skin fibroblasts in vitro. Materials and methods.
Anton Tkachenko +3 more
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Detection of Microorganisms in Body Fluids via MTT-PMS Assay
Early detection of microorganisms is essential for the management of infectious diseases. However, this is challenging, as traditional culture methods are labor-intensive and time-consuming.
Cheng-Han Chen +8 more
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