Cell Meter™ Fluorimetric Intracellular Nitric Oxide (NO) Activity Assay Kit *Orange Fluorescence Optimized for Microplate Reader*
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Spectral properties
Excitation (nm) | 552 |
Emission (nm) | 575 |
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H-phrase | H303, H313, H333 |
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Intended use | Research Use Only (RUO) |
R-phrase | R20, R21, R22 |
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See also: Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
Excitation (nm) 552 | Emission (nm) 575 |
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important biological regulator involved in numbers of physiological and pathological processes. Altered NO production is implicated in various immunological, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases. As a free radical, NO is rapidly oxidized and there is relatively low concentrations of NO existing in vivo. It has been challenging to detect and understand the role of NO in biological systems. Cell Meter™ Fluorimetric Intracellular Nitric Oxide Assay Kit provides a sensitive tool to monitor intracellular NO level in live cells. Nitrixyte™ probes are developed and used in our kit as an excellent replacement for DAF-2 for the detection and imaging of free NO in cells. Compared to the commonly used DAF-2 probe, Nitrixyte™ probes have better photostability and enhanced cell permeability. This particular kit uses Nitrixyte™ Orange that can react with NO to generate a bright orange fluorescent product that has spectral properties similar to Cy3® and TRITC. Nitrixyte™ Orange can be readily loaded into live cells, and its fluorescence signal can be conveniently monitored using the filter set of Cy3® or TRITC. This kit is optimized for fluorescence imaging and microplate reader applications.
Platform
Fluorescence microplate reader
Excitation | 540 nm |
Emission | 590 nm |
Cutoff | 570 nm |
Recommended plate | Black wall/clear bottom |
Instrument specification(s) | Bottom read mode |
Components
Example protocol
AT A GLANCE
Protocol summary
- Prepare cells in growth medium
- Incubate cells with test compounds and Nitrixyte™ Orange working solution at 37oC for a desired period
- Add Assay Buffer II
- Monitor fluorescence intensity (bottom read mode ) at Ex/Em = 540/590 nm (Cutoff = 570 nm) or fluorescence microscope using TRITC filter
Important notes
Thaw all the kit components at room temperature before starting the experiment.
PREPARATION OF WORKING SOLUTION
Add 20 µL of 500X Nitrixyte™ Orange stock solution (Component A) into 10 mL of Assay Buffer I (Component B) and mix well to make Nitrixyte™ Orange working solution. This Nitrixyte™ Orange working solution is stable for at least 2 hours at room temperature. Protect from light. Note: 20 µL of 500X Nitrixyte™ Orange stock solution is enough for one plate.
For guidelines on cell sample preparation, please visit
https://www.aatbio.com/resources/guides/cell-sample-preparation.html
SAMPLE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL
- To stimulate endogenous NO, treat cells with 10 µL of 10X test compounds (96-well plate) or 5 µL of 5X test compounds (384-well plate) in cell culture medium or your desired buffer (such as PBS or HHBS). For control wells (untreated cells), add the corresponding amount of medium or compound buffer. Note: It is not necessary to wash cells before adding compound. However, if tested compounds are serum sensitive, growth medium and serum factors can be aspirated away before adding compounds. Add 90 µL/well (96-well plate) and 20 µL/well (384-well plate) of 1X Hank’s salt solution and 20 mM Hepes buffer (HHBS) or the buffer of your choice after aspiration. Alternatively, cells can be grown in serum-free media.
- Add 100 µL/well (96-well plate) or 25 µL/well (384-well plate) of Nitrixyte™ Orange working solution in the cell plate. Co-incubate cells with test compound and Nitrixyte™ Orange working solution at 37°C for desired period of time, protected from light. Note: DO NOT remove the test compounds. For a NONOate positive control treatment: Cells were incubated with Nitrixyte™ Orange working solution at 37°C for 30 minutes. The working solution was removed and cells were further incubated with 1 mM DEA/NONOate at 37°C for 30 minutes to generate nitric oxide. Note: We have used Raw 264.7 cells incubated with 0.5X Nitrixyte™ Orange, 20 µg/mL of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and 1 mM L-Arginine (L-Arg) in cell culture medium at 37°C for 16 hours. See Figure 1 for details.
- Remove solution in each well.
- Add Assay Buffer II (Component C) 100 µL/well for a 96-well plate or 25 µL/well for a 384-well plate. Note: DO NOT wash cells before adding Assay Buffer II.
- Monitor the fluorescence increase using microplate reader at Ex/Em = 540/590 nm (Cutoff = 570 nm) with bottom read mode, or take images using fluorescence microscope with a TRITC filter.
Images

Figure 1. Fluorescence images of endogenous nitric oxide (NO) detection in RAW 264.7 macrophage. Cells were incubated with AAT’s Nitrixyte™ Orange (Left) or DAF-2 diacetate (Right) at the same concentration, then treated with or without 20 µg/mL of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and 1 mM L-arginine (L-Arg) at 37°C for 16 hours. The fluorescence signals were measured using a fluorescence microscope equipped with a TRITC (Left) or FITC (Right) filter set, respectively.

Figure 2. Detection of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) in cells upon DEA/NONOate treatment (NO donor) using Cell Meter™ Fluorimetric Intracellular Nitric Oxide Activity Assay Kit (Cat#16350). CHO-K1 and HeLa cells were incubated with Nitrixyte™ Orange working solution at 37 ºC for 30 minutes. The working solution was removed to stop the staining. The cells were further treated with or without 1mM DEA/NONOate in HBSS with 1 mM HEPES (pH=6.2) buffer at 37 ºC for 30 minutes. The solution in each well was removed, and Assay Buffer II was added before fluorescence measurement. The fluorescence signal was monitored at Ex/Em = 540/590 nm (cut off = 570 nm) with bottom read mode using a FlexStation microplate reader (Molecular Devices).

Figure 3. Microplate reader measurement of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) in HeLa cells upon DEA NONOate treatment (NO donor). Cells were incubated with AAT’s Nitrixyte™ Orange or DAF-2 diacetate at the same concentration for 30 minutes. The cells were then treated with or without 1 mM DEA NONOate at 37°C for 30 minutes. The fluorescence signals were measured with bottom read mode at Ex/Em=540/590 nm or Ex/Em=490/530 nm, respectively. Compared to DAF-2 diacetate, Nitrixyte™ Orange showed a significantly higher signal-to-noise ratio (B) as calculated by dividing RFU of NONOate treated sample by the corresponding untreated control (A).
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