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, immunochemistry, immunofluorescence, western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Biological Source
Horseshoe crab
Carbonhydrate Specificity
Sialic acid (N-Acetyl neuraminic acid)
Inhibiting or Eluting Sugar
N-Acetylneuraminic acid; N-Glycolylneuraminic acid
Potency
Crude LPA agglutinates human red blood cells.
Buffer
0.05 M Tris (pH 8.0) with 0.15 M NaCl, 0.01 M CaCl2
Preservative
0.05% sodium azide
Applications
Glycobiology, Immunochemistry, Immunofluorescence, Western blot, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
