Kit Recommendations for Prostaglandin E₂

PGE₂ is rapidly metabolized in plasma with a half-life of less than thirty seconds. It is quickly converted in vivo to the inactive metabolite 13,14-dihydro-15-keto PGE₂ and other downstream metabolites.

Item №	Product	Plain text name	Synonyms	Description	Plasma	Serum	Urine	Cell culture	In vitro COX-2 reactions and mPGES reactions
514010	Prostaglandin E2 EIA Kit - Monoclonal Most sensitive, overnight incubation	Prostaglandin E2 EIA Kit - Monoclonal	PGE2 EIA Kit - Monoclonal; Prostaglandin E2 ELISA Kit - Monoclonal	Most sensitive, overnight incubation	Not recommended (rapidly metabolized)		Not recommended	typically no metabolism
500141	Prostaglandin E2 Express EIA Kit 1 hr incubation ~ 2.5-fold less sensitive than overnight format	Prostaglandin E2 Express EIA Kit	PGE2 Express EIA Kit; Prostaglandin E2 Express ELISA Kit	1 hr incubation ~ 2.5-fold less sensitive than overnight format	Not recommended (rapidly metabolized)		Not recommended
514531	Prostaglandin E Metabolite EIA Kit Converts downstream metabolites of PGE2 to a single stable product	Prostaglandin E Metabolite EIA Kit	Prostaglandin E Metabolite ELISA Kit; PGEM EIA Kit; PGE Metabolite EIA Kit	Converts downstream metabolites of PGE2 to a single stable product		Not recommended		Not recommended	Not applicable