Catalogue Number: 16-16-032001-BPG-ART
Manufacturer: | Athens Research |
Shelf Life: | 60 months |
Preservative: | Lyophilized from deionized H2 O, pH 7-7.5 |
Molecular Weight: | 80000 |
Ph: | pH 7 |
Physical state: | Lyophilized |
Type: | Glycoproteins |
Shipping Condition: | Blue Ice |
Unit(s): | 1 g, 5 g |
Description: Transferrin is a monomeric glycoprotein found in plasma at an average concentration of 250 mg/100 ml. The specific iron-binding protein in plasma, it has a role in the transportation and distribution of iron among the body organs, in iron metabolism and prevention of iron loss via the kidneys. Stored in bone marrow as Tf-bound iron, it also possesses bacteriostatic and fungistatic activity. An important transport factor used in defined culture media, transferrin is required by all types of cells for maximal growth.