Catalogue Number: 16-16-A32001-BPG-ART
Manufacturer: | Athens Research |
Shelf Life: | 60 months |
Preservative: | Lyophilized from 20 mM NH4 HCO3 |
Physical state: | Lyophilized |
Type: | Other Proteins |
Shipping Condition: | Blue Ice |
Unit(s): | 1 g, 5 g |
Description: Transferrin less the iron molecule. Like transferrin, apotransferrin has a physiological role in the transportation and distribution of iron among the body organs. It is also an important transport factor used in defined culture media. Purified to have less than 0.01% iron and an iron-binding capacity of 1.25 ug/mg. Apotransferrin is an important transport factor used in defined culture media
Heat-treated at 60C for 10 hours, the apotransferrin is lyophilized after having been filtered using a 0.1 micron filter. Readily soluble at 1% in water, the product has an endotoxin level less than 1 EU/mg by LAL testing, a bioburden of less than 10 CFU/mg and no mycoplasma contamination.