Properties
Description
Limulus polyphemus lectin (LPA) specially binds to Sialic acid (N-Acetyl neuraminic acid). Inhibiting or Eluting Sugar: N-Acetylneuraminic acid or N-Glycolylneuraminic acid. This product can be used in glycobiology, immunohistochemistry, immunoassay and western blot.
Biological Source
Horseshoe crab
Carbonhydrate Specificity
Sialic acid (N-Acetyl neuraminic acid)
Inhibiting or Eluting Sugar
N-Acetylneuraminic acid; N-Glycolylneuraminic acid
Potency
LPA (10-20 µg/mL) agglutinates type O human erythrocytes; LPA (100 µg/mL) agglutinates type A or B cells.
Buffer
0.05 M Tris (pH 8.0) with 0.15 M NaCl, 0.01 M CaCl2
Preservative
No preservatives
Applications
Glycobiology, Immunohistochemistry, Immunoassay, Western blot
