Reduction of MTT to purple formazan by vitamin E isomers in the absence of cells
The yellow tetrazolium salt 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) is widely used to determine cell viability in cell proliferation and cytotoxic assays. MTT is reduced by metabolically active cells to form an insoluble purple formazan product that is quantifiable by sp...
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
2015
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51955/1/Reduction%20of%20MTT%20to%20purple%20formazan%20by%20vitamin%20E%20isomers%20in%20the%20absence%20of%20cells.pdf |