Human Serum AlbuminRabbit anti-Human, Polyclonal, Rockland™

Description

• Store vial at 4°C prior to restoration
• For extended storage aliquot contents and freeze at -20°C or below
• Avoid cycles of freezing and thawing
• Centrifuge product if not completely clear after standing at room temperature
• This product is stable for several weeks at 4°C as an undiluted liquid
• Dilute only prior to immediate use
• Assay by immunoelectrophoresis resulted in a single precipitin arc against anti-Rabbit Serum, purified human serum albumin IgG, and human Serum
• Cross reactivity against Albumin from other tissues and species may occur but has not been specifically determined
• Albumin is a soluble, monomeric protein with a molecular weight of approximately 65-67 kDa that comprises about one-half of the blood serum protein
• Human serum albumin (HAS) is the most abundant protein in human blood plasma, and has a serum half-life of approximately 20 days
• Albumin functions primarily as a carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and plays a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume
• Albumin is a globular, unglycosylated serum protein synthesized in the liver as pre-pro-albumin which has an N-terminal peptide that is removed before the nascent protein is released from the rough `produce the secreted albumin
• Serum albumin has a good binding capacity for water, Ca(2+), Na(+), K(+), fatty acids, hormones, bilirubin and drugs
• The main function of albumin is the regulation of the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood.