Fatty acid oxidation (FAO) plays a critical role in cellular energy metabolism, especially during periods of fasting, exercise or metabolic stress, and is tightly linked to mitochondrial health and function. Understanding and measuring FAO is essential for studying metabolic diseases, obesity, diabetes and cancer.
Existing methods for FAO measurement are either indirect, low throughput, or require specialized equipment. The FAO-Glo™ Fatty Acid Oxidation Assay overcomes these limitations by enabling direct detection of FAO in a high-throughput-compatible, plate-based format requiring only a conventional luminometer.
Key Features
- Direct and reliable measurement of FAO in living cells
- Simple, plate-based format compatible with HTS
- No radioactivity or specialized instrumentation required