CheKine™ Mirco Hemicellulose Concent Assay Kit - 96 T

Hemicellulose is a mixture of polysaccharides that is tightly bound to cellulose in plant cell walls and is a major component of the primary cell wall. It is widely present in plants and represents a novel exploitable energy source. CheKine™ Mirco Hemicellulose Concent Assay Kit offers a simple, convenient, and rapid approach for assessing hemicellulose concent, which is suitable for plant tissue samples. The principle involves the conversion of hemicellulose into reducing sugars through acid hydrolysis. These reducing sugars then react with DNS (3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid) to form a reddish-brown compound that exhibits a characteristic absorption peak at 540 nm. The magnitude of the absorbance value is indicative of the amount of hemicellulose present.