Colorimetric cell viability, cell proliferation, cytotoxicity assays (MTT, XTT, MTS)

Colorimetric assays using tetrazolium salts like MTT, XTT, and MTS can be used to measure cell proliferation and cytotoxicity. Enzymes present in viable cells reduce a chromogenic reagent to form a colored product that can be quantified by measuring the absorbance.

Read the application note to learn about some of these methods:

• Assess cell viability and proliferation with colorimetric readouts