MycoCheck™ Mycoplasma Luminescent Detection Kit

Mycoplasma infections are relatively common in laboratory cell cultures; it has been estimated that between 5% and 35% of all cell cultures are infected. Mycoplasma are the smallest and simplest prokaryotes. Mycoplasma depend on their hosts for many nutrients due to their limited biosynthetic capabilities. Mycoplasma have been shown to alter the growth rate of cells in culture, induce chromosomal aberrations, influence amino acid and nucleic acid metabolism and cause membrane aberrations.

The MycoCheck™ Mycoplasma Luminescent Detection Kit allows for quick and reliable screening of cell cultures for contamination with mycoplasmas. The assay utilizes the activity of mycoplasma-specific enzymes and detects through the luminescence reaction.