Technical Data

A3595-79
Grade
Purified
Form
Supplied as a lyophilized powder from PBS, pH 7.3. Reconstitute with 2ml sterile buffer. Note: Please do not use PBS that causes precipitation.|
EU Commodity Code
38220090
Shipping Temp
Blue Ice
Storage Temp
-20°C
Arum maculatum (AMA)
Lords and Ladies, Wild Arum

Pure Arum maculatum lectin (AMA) from lords and ladies.

Lectins are derived from the extracts of plants, animals, viruses and microorganisms and are known to agglutinate red blood cells. These agglutinins can select cell types according to blood group activities utilizing sugar-binding mechanisms.
Lectins form precipitates with glycoconjugates and are useful for identifying or separating oligosaccharides with identical sugar compositions such as galactose, mannose or glucose.
Carbohydrate Specificity
Mannose
Inhibitory Carbohydrate
Asialoglycoproteins containing N-acetyllactosamine> N-acetyllactosamine.
Activity
Agglutinates rabbit but not human erythrocytes
Storage and Stability
Lyophilized and reconstituted products are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20°C. Reconstitute with sterile buffer. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20°C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.tions can be made in assay buffer.
Concentration
~1mg/ml (after reconstitution)
Important Note
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications without the expressed written authorization of United States Biological.

Intended for research use only. Not for use in human, therapeutic, or diagnostic applications.

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