Cell Counting Kit-8

Biological Activity

Cell Counting Kit-8 is a viability and proliferation assay test solution. It is a supplied as a ready-to-use 1-bottle solution and enables the colorimetric determination of the number of viable cells in cell proliferation and cytotoxicity assays. Cell Counting Kit-8 utilizes a highly water-soluble tetrazolium salt (WST-8), which is reduced by cellular dehydrogenases to an orange formazan dye. The color change can be detected in the 430 - 490 nm range and Cell Counting Kit-8 exhibits improved sensitivity compared with other tetrazolium salt-based assays such as MTT, XTT or MTS. Can also be used in the detection of superoxide.

For more information on how to use Cell Counting Kit-8, please see our protocol.

Technical Data

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.
Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.

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