EuroProxima Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for screening and quantitative analysis of diethylstilbestrol (DES) in tissue and urine.
General Information:
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is banned in the European Union for use as growth promoter in livestock. Recommended concentration for screening tests have been set: 2 ppb for liver and 1 ppb for urine and tissue.
Test Format: Microtiter plate, 96 wells
Sample Preparation: For tissue and urine fast and efficient methods are included in the kit manual
Incubation Time: 90 minutes
Detection Limit:
- tissue: 0.18 ppb
- urine: 0.16 ppb
Cross-reactivity:
- Diethylstilbestrol: 100%
- Diethylstilbestrol-glucuronide: 68%
- Hexestrol: 22%
- Dienestrol: < 1%
- 17β-Estradiol: < 0.01%