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The ARK™ Gabapentin Assay is a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay intended for the quantitative determination of gabapentin in human serum or plasma on automated clinical chemistry analyzers. Gabapentin concentrations can be used as an aid in management of patients treated with gabapentin. The ARKTM Gabapentin Calibrator is intended for use in calibration of the ARK Gabapentin Assay. The ARKTM Gabapentin Control is intended for use in quality control of the ARK Gabapentin Assay.

The ARK Gabapentin Assay is a homogeneous immunoassay based on competition between drug in the specimen and gabapentin labeled with the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) for binding to the antibody reagent. As the latter binds antibody, enzyme activity decreases. In the presence of drug from the specimen, enzyme activity increases and is directly proportional to the drug concentration. Active enzyme converts the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) to NADH that is measured spectrophotometrically as a rate of change in absorbance. Endogenous serum G6PDH does not interfere with the results because the coenyzme NAD functions only with the bacterial enzyme used in the assay. The ARK Gabapentin Assay consists of reagents R1 anti-gabapentin polyclonal antibody with substrate and R2 gabapentin labeled with bacterial G6PDH enzyme. The ARK Gabapentin Calibrator consists of a six-level set to calibrate the assay, and the ARK Gabapentin Control consists of a three-level set used for quality control of the assay. ARK Gabapentin products contain ≤0.09% sodium azide. As a precaution, affected plumbing should be flushed adequately with water to mitigate the potential accumulation of explosive metal azides. No special handling is required regarding other assay components.