FITC Monoclonal Antibody (1F8-1E4), Invitrogen™

Description

• Concentration may vary slightly from lot-to-lot, see lot-specific datasheet for exact concentration
• Product #31242 is recommended for use in ELISA, immunocytochemical, immunofluorescent, immunohistochemical and immunoprecipitation applications
• Storage: After opening, dilute only enough antibody for a single day’s use
• Country of Origin: USA FITC (fluorescein isothiocyanate) is a fluorochrome dye that absorbs μgtraviolet or blue light causing molecules to become excited and emit a visible yellow-green light
• This emission ceases upon removal of the light causing the excitation
• Fluorochrome labeling provides rapid, accurate localization of antigen-antibody interaction when one of the reactants is part of a cell, tissue or other biological structure
• FITC is a commonly used marker for antibodies in immunofluorescent techniques since the conjugation of FITC to proteins is relatively easy and does not, in general, destroy the biological activity of the labeled protein
• FITC is widely used as a hapten to label different proteins
• Anti-FITC antibodies can be used for isolating FITC labeled cells by magnetic microbeads based sorting, as well as removal of background signal.