
Before you proceed with the screening, it is necessary to calculate the Z-factor for the assay. The Z-factor is a measure of the quality or power of a high-throughput screening (HTS) assay. For an assay to be suitable for HTS, the Z-factor should be in the range between 0.5 and 1.0.
How to calculate the Z-factor.
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