Cat.No.
Streptavidin-526
Species
Streptomyces avidinii
Product Name
Recombinant Streptomyces avidinii Streptavidin Protein
Product Overview
Recombinant Streptomyces avidinii Streptavidin Protein was conjugated with HRP.
Description
Streptavidin is a protein that has similar binding properties to avidin. It is isolated from streptomyces avidinii. Streptavidin has a molecular weight of 60 KD and has 4 subunits. Each subunit can bind one molecule of biotin. Biotin is a 244 da water soluble vitamin. Streptavidin has an extremely high binding affinity (Kd=10 - 15 ) for biotin.
Form
1 mg/ml in PBS (pH 7.4) containing 10 mg/ml BSA and 0.01% thimerosal
Storage
The reagent may be stored at 4 centigrade for short periods of one month or less. For longer periods,aliquot and store at -20 centigrade. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. If slight precipitation occurs upon prolonged storage, clarify the solution by centrifugation before use.