Properties
Description
Homarus americanus lectin (HMA) specially binds to Sialic acid. Inhibiting or Eluting Sugar: N-Acetylneuraminic acid or N-Acetylgalactosamine. This product can be used in glycobiology, immunochemistry, immunofluorescence, western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Biological Source
California lobster
Carbonhydrate Specificity
Sialic acid
Inhibiting or Eluting Sugar
N-Acetylneuraminic acid; N-Acetylgalactosamine
Potency
HMA (< 2.5 µg/mL) agglutinates human type B erythrocytes; HMA (< 10 µg/mL) agglutinates type O or A2 erythrocytes.
Buffer
0.05 M Tris (pH 7.5) with 0.15 M NaCl, 0.01 M CaCl2
Preservative
0.05% sodium azide
Applications
Glycobiology, Immunochemistry, Immunofluorescence, Western blot, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
