Inter alpha trypsin inhibitor polyclonal, anti-human

Quantity: 200 µl

Background:
The reactivity of the antiserum is restricted to inter alpha trypsin inhibitor. In immunoelectro- phoresis 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 immuno- diffusion (Mancini, Ouchterlony) to identify the presence of inter alpha trypsin inhibitor 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: Inter alpha trypsin inhibitor is a proteinase inhibitor with a molecular weight of 160,000. Its mean concentration in human plasma is about 400 ?g/ml. 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 gel- diffusion 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.