Alpha-1 Antichymotrypsin polyclonal, anti-human

Quantity: 200 µl

Background:
The reactivity of the antiserum is restricted to alpha-1 antichymotrypsin. In immunoelectrophoresis and radial immunodiffusion, using various antiserum concentrations against human plasma a single precipitin line is obtained and shows a reaction of full identity with the purified immunogen. In precipitating techniques as immunoelectrophoresis and single and double radial immunodiffusion (Mancini, Ouchterlony) to identify the presence of alpha-1 antichymotrypsin or to determine its concentration. The presence of non-precipitating antibodies has not been assayed. This does not exclude the use of the antiserum in non-precipitating antibody-binding techniques if proper controls are included.

Isotype: Sheep Polyclonal

Source: Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin is a protease inhibitor with a molecular weight of 68.000. Its concentration in fetal human serum is low at birth, but the concentration increases rapidly to normal plasma levels of about is 4.5 ?g/ml. Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin is regulated like a an acute phase reactant. It has been isolated as a homogenous protein for use in the antiserum production. Freund's complete adjuvant is used in the first step of the immunization procedure.

Form: Delipidated, heat inactivated, in PBS and 0.1% sodium azide.

Reactivity: human

Cross Reactivity:
The antiserum does not cross-react with any other Human plasma proteins as tested in geldiffusion techniques. Inter-species cross-reactivity is a normal feature of antibodies to plasma proteins, since homologous proteins of different species frequently share antigenic determinants. Cross-reactivity of this antiserum has not been tested in detail.

Applications: Immunoprecipitation

Storage: Store at 4C, or in small aliquots at -20C.