DDC ELISA kits are immunoassay tools for the measurement of the protein dopa decarboxylase, which is encoded by the DDC gene in humans. Functionally, this protein is known to catalyze the decarboxylation of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) to dopamine and L-5-hydroxytryptophan to serotonin. The canonical protein structure is reported to have an amino acid length of 480 residues, a mass of 53.9 kDa, and is a member of the Group II decarboxylase protein family. As many as 4 protein isoforms have been reported. The DDC gene has been associated with the disease, Aromatic L-amino-acid decarboxylase deficiency. Other alias names for this target include aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase, dopa decarboxylase (aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase), and AADC.
There are DDC ELISA kits that can detect a target at concentrations as low as 25 pg/mL and as high as 100 ng/mL. Click on the products below for more detailed ELISA kit information, such as target reactivity and assay sensitivity.