The phrase "assay candidate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to scientific research, particularly in drug discovery or testing, where a candidate compound is being evaluated for its properties or effectiveness.
Example: "The researchers selected the most promising assay candidate for further testing in the laboratory."
Alternatives: "test candidate" or "evaluation candidate".
This highly sensitive method was used to assay candidate CpG units from peripheral blood DNA and hence requires validation for DNA methylation differences in the affected tissue, i.e., postmortem brain.
Last, we assay candidate gene polymorphisms for a complex phenotype, blood pressure.
A TaqMan low density microfluidic array card, format 96a (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) was designed to assay candidate genes from the microarray analysis and control genes, for a total of 96 targets. 1 µg of total RNA was reverse transcribed into single-stranded cDNA using High-Capacity cDNArchiveve kit (Applied Biosystems).
In transgenic mouse assays, candidate DNA segments are cloned into an Hsp68-promoter-LacZ reporter vector.
In this and all following assays, candidate compounds were dissolved and completely soluble in DMSO at 20 mM as a stock solution.
The majority of these previously assayed candidate genes were included in our array, but we found no significant trait associations for them.
For HIS3 reporter gene assays, candidate clones were cultured overnight in liquid SC (synthetic complete) dropout medium lacking leucine, uracil and tryptophan, pelleted, and resuspended to give a D600 of 1.0.
Genetic manipulations or exogenous agents that induce myotube fragmentation can be observed using microscopy and provide a simple assay for candidate compounds that produce cellularization in mammalian muscles [21].
To maximize assay specificity, candidate probes were examined collectively to minimize sequence similarity between probes, particularlyat their 3'-ends.
Genotyping of the polymorphisms was performed using a multilocus genotyping assay for candidate markers of cardiovascular disease risk (Roche Molecular Systems Inc., Pleasanton, CA, USA) [18].
Although copy-number amplifications were not selected for assay, several candidate regions were detected in the autosomal and X chromosomes.
