Application

Monoclonal Anti-Bovine Serum Albumin has been used in:enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA)competitive ELISAimmunodot blotwestern blottingimmunoaffinity purification or adsorption of BSA from biological fluids.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is often used as a protein standard and can also be used in cell culture media, forensics, and foodstuffs preparation. It also acts as a transporter for drugs, hormones and fatty acids.

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General description

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is a 66 kDa α-helical, globular and non-glycosylated protein. It is characterized with three domains with two subdomains under each. It belongs to the serum albumins family and has 17-disulfide bonds.

Immunogen

Bovine serum albumin

Specificity

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is the main protein synthesized in the liver that constitutes over 50% of total serum proteins. Monoclonal Anti-Bovine Serum Albumin antibody is specific for SDS-denatured and reduced BSA. While the product is highly cross reactive with goat and sheep serum; it has a lower affinity for dog, turkey and horse serum albumins.