| Description | Extinction CoeffA280 nm = 1.35 at 1.0 mg/mLSpecificityMonospecific for human C2 in human plasma or serumGeneral DescriptionProduct is made from polyclonal antiserum from goats immunized with highly purified human complement protein. Product is the purified IgG fraction. Goats are maintained in FDA Extinction CoeffA280 nm = 1.35 at 1.0 mg/mLSpecificityMonospecific for human C2 in human plasma or serumGeneral DescriptionProduct is made from polyclonal antiserum from goats immunized with highly purified human complement protein. Product is the purified IgG fraction. Goats are maintained in FDA certified facilities.Physical Characteristics & StructureAntibodies present are primarily IgG.ApplicationsWestern Blots: Effective at dilutions 1/4,000 to 1/8,000 depending on conditions.Note: Most effective against non-reduced antigen.ELISA: Effective at dilutions 1/8,000 to 1/16,000 depending on conditions.Radial immunodiffusion: 1/44 dilution (Vol/Vol) of anti-C2 IgG fraction in agarose gel results, after staining, in clear precipitin rings with neat, 1:2 and 1:4 dilutions of NHS (3 mm wells, 20 µl sample).versus activated ½ diluted NHS assayed by immunodiffusion and staining of the precipitin band.Immunodiffusion: Effective at 1/8 dilution against NHS or plasma... Read More | Arachis hypogaea lectin or Peanut Agglutinin (PNA) is isolated from peanuts and purified by affinity chromatography. The lectin has a molecular weight of 110 kDa and consists of four identical subunits of approximately 27 kDa each. PNA is a carbohydrate-free protein that displays specificity towardsArachis hypogaea lectin or Peanut Agglutinin (PNA) is isolated from peanuts and purified by affinity chromatography. The lectin has a molecular weight of 110 kDa and consists of four identical subunits of approximately 27 kDa each. PNA is a carbohydrate-free protein that displays specificity towards ?-D-Gal(1-3)-D-galNAc. It has potent anti-T activity and can be used to distinguish between human lymphocyte subsets. PNA has been used in tumour tissue determination for transitional mucosa malignancies. The lectin also agglutinates neuraminidase-treated human erythrocytes at < 0.1 µg/ml after trypsin treatment of cells and its activity is inhibited by lactose and galactose. PNA lectin is provided as a white to light yellow lyophilized powder from a buffer containing 10 mM NH4HCO3. The purity is determined by SDS-PAGE, which generates one band at 25-27 kDa.● Ultrapure quality ● Strong anti-T activity ● Sugar specificity: ?-D-Gal-(1-3)-D-GalNAc ● Agglutinates rabbit erythrocytes at < 0.1 µg/ml after trypsin treatment of the cells ● Lyophilized powderProbe in histochemistry and immuno-histochemistry;Human erythrocyte/lymphocyte studies... Read More | Protein Purity≥85% by SDS PAGEExtinction CoeffA280 nm = 0.631 at 1.0 mg/ml for pure C1qMolecular Weight400,000 Da (18 chains)General DescriptionRat C1q is purified from pooled normal rat serum. C1q is part of the C1 complex, which is the first complement component in the classical pathway of Protein Purity≥85% by SDS PAGEExtinction CoeffA280 nm = 0.631 at 1.0 mg/ml for pure C1qMolecular Weight400,000 Da (18 chains)General DescriptionRat C1q is purified from pooled normal rat serum. C1q is part of the C1 complex, which is the first complement component in the classical pathway of complement. The C1 complex is a non-covalent assembly of three different proteins (C1q, C1r, and C1s) bound together in a calcium-dependent complex. C1q has six extended arms with domains at the end of each arm that bind to the Fc domains of immunoglobulins such as IgG or IgM. When antibodies bind toantigens, forming immune complexes, they cluster allowing two or more of the six C1q arms to bind to the Fc domains of antibodies. Rat IgG2 is very efficient when compared to IgG1 in activating complement (Medgyesi, G.A et., al., 1981). This is in contrast to the human system in which IgG1 activates complement but not IgG2 (Redpath, S. et. al., 1998). The binding of multiple arms of C1q to immune complexes causes the two C1r proteins in the complex (protease zymogens) to auto-activate. The activated C1r proteases cleave and activate the two C1s protease zymogens in the complex. The activated C1s cleaves complement component C4 releasing C4a and initiating covalent attachment of C4b to the activating surface. Activated C1s also cleaves C2 and the larger fragment of C2 binds to the surface-attached C4b forming C4b,C2a, the C3/C5 convertase of the classical pathway.Rat IgG1 cannot activate complement whereas rat IgG2 does.Physical Characteristics & StructureThe apparent molecular weight of rat C1q as determined by gel filtration has been reported to be 400,000 by Veerhuis, R. et al., (1985) and is calculated to be 420,000 based on its amino acid sequence. Rat C1q is a high molecular weight complex of 18 polypeptide chains. Each of the six arms of rat C1q contains three chains, an A chain (~30,000 daltons), a B chain (~28,000 daltons) and a C chain (~26,000 daltons) as determined by SDS/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (Wing, M.G. et al., (1993)).FunctionThe biological functions of C1q are described above in the General Description and Physical Characteristics sections.ApplicationsRat C1q can be used to coat ELISA plates to capture and quantitate immune complexes in samples from rat models used for studying immune complex related diseases and conditions.GeneticsNCBI Gene ID numbers for rat C1q are: C1q A chain (298566), C1q B chain (29687), and C1q C chain (362634). The genes for C1q chains A, B and C are all located on chromosome 5. The UniprotKB primary accession numbers for rat C1q are: C1q A chain (P31720), C1q B chain (P31721), and C1q C chain (P31722).Precautions/Toxicity/HazardsThis protein is purified from animal plasma/serum and therefore precautions appropriate for handling any animal blood-derived product must be used.ReferencesMedgyesi, G.A et., Miklos, K., Kulics, J., Fust, G., and Gergely, J. Bazin, H. (1981). Classes and subclasses of rat antibodies: reaction with the antigen and interaction of the complex with the complement system. Immunology 43, 171-176.Redpath, S., Michaelsen, T., Sandlie, I. and Clark, M. R. (1998). Activation of complement by human IgG1 and human IgG3 antibodies against the human leucocyte antigen CD52. Immunology 93, 595–600.Veerhuis, R., Van Es, L.A. and Daha, M.R. (1985). In vivo degradation of rat C1q induced by intravenous injection of soluble IgG aggregates. Immunology 54, 801-810.Wing, M.G., Seilly, D. J., Bridgman, D.J. and Harrison, R.A. (1993). Rapid isolation and biochemical characterization of rat C1 and C1q. Molecular Immunology 30, 433-440... Read More | Mammalian lactate dehydrogenases (LDH) exist as five tetrameric isozymes composed of combinations of two different subunits. The H subunit predominates in heart muscle, which is geared for aerobic oxidation of pyruvate. The M subunit predominates in skeletal muscle and is concerned more with Mammalian lactate dehydrogenases (LDH) exist as five tetrameric isozymes composed of combinations of two different subunits. The H subunit predominates in heart muscle, which is geared for aerobic oxidation of pyruvate. The M subunit predominates in skeletal muscle and is concerned more with anaerobic metabolism and pyruvate reduction.Catalyzes the interconversion of pyruvate and lactate with concomitant interconversion of NADH and NAD+Recombinant rabbit muscle Lactate Dehydrogenase produced in E.Coli. Chromatographically purified. A lyophilized powder... Read More | Product Application：Isoelectric point: 7.2 (Maehly 1955).Inhibitors: Horseradish peroxidase is reversibly inhibited by cyanide and sulfide at a concentration of 10-5 M (Theorell 1951).Specificity: The enzyme exhibits a high specificity. Activity is observed with H2O2, MeOOH, and EtOOH (MaehlyProduct Application：Isoelectric point: 7.2 (Maehly 1955).Inhibitors: Horseradish peroxidase is reversibly inhibited by cyanide and sulfide at a concentration of 10-5 M (Theorell 1951).Specificity: The enzyme exhibits a high specificity. Activity is observed with H2O2, MeOOH, and EtOOH (Maehly and Chance 1954). See also Chmielnicka et al. (1971) and Morrison and Bayse (1973)... Read More |