ALBUMIN, BOVINE

Chemical Properties

powder

Uses

Bovine Serum Albumin Fraction V is suitable for standard applications such as:

• Stabilizer to prevent proteolysis and denaturation of enzymes and other proteins, especially when the proteins are present in low concentrations.
• Buffer component in immunochemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, or molecular biology
• Reducing agent
• Protein blocker for saturation of protein binding sites in ELISAs, Southern blots, and western blots
• Media supplement for media that require addition of protein
• Carrier protein
• Standard protein in gel electrophoresis and protein determination

General Description

For standard applications.

Biological Activity

Serum Albumin participates in maintaining the osmotic pressure and pH of the blood. It also participates in the transport of various endogenous and exogenous compounds such as amino acids, drugs, steroids, and fatty acids. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is applicable as a molecular-weight standard, in vaccine preparation and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).