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Bovine Serum Albumin

Catalog #: 5217
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5217/100G
Bovine Serum Albumin
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Description: BSA (bovine serum albumin) is a blocking buffer for IHC, ICC, ELISA and Western blotting; used to block non-specific antibody binding. Commonly used in cell culture

Purity: ≥98%

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Biological Activity

Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) is a widely used blocking reagent for use in immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunocytochemistry (ICC), ELISAs and Western blotting. Used to block non-specific binding of antibodies. Bovine Serum Albumin can also be used as a protein concentration standard in Bradford assay for protein quantification. BSA is also used in cell culture.

Technical Data

MW
~66 kDa
Solubility:
Soluble to 100 mg/ml in water
Purity:
≥98%
Storage:
Store at +4°C
CAS No:
9048-46-8

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  1. The developmental basis of fingerprint pattern formation and variation
    Authors: Glover Et al.
    Cell  2023;186:1

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WB blocking buffer
By Anonymous on 05/04/2021
Species: Mink

I prepared a 3% BSA solution in TBS and used this to block my membranes prior to the addition of primary antibodies as well as my diluent for my secondary antibodies.

WB blocking buffer 5217
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