For the specific and rapid measurement and analysis of pyruvic acid in beer, wine, fruit juice, food products and bodily fluids.
Suitable for manual, auto-analyser and microplate formats.

UV-method for the determination of Pyruvic Acid in beer, cheese,
fermentation products and other materials

Principle:
(D-lactate dehydrogenase)
(1) Pyruvate + NADH + H⁺ → D-lactic acid + NAD⁺

Kit size:                           100 assays (manual) / 1000 (microplate) 
                                         / 1000 (auto-analyser)
Method:                            Spectrophotometric at 340 nm
Reaction time:                   ~ 3 min
Detection limit:                  0.39 mg/L
Application examples: 
Wine, beer, fruit juices, soft drinks, cheese, dietary supplements,
pharmaceuticals and other materials (e.g. biological cultures,
samples, etc.)
Method recognition:     New method

Advantages

• Very cost effective
  
• All reagents stable for > 2 years after preparation
  
• Very rapid reaction (~ 3 min)
  
• 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