2905-OP

Bovine Serum Albumin

OmniPur^® Grade, >= 99%, Fraction V, Cold Alcohol Isolation

• Synonym(s): OmniPur^® BSA, Fraction V, Cold Alcohol Isolation, Albumin, Bovine Serum, Bovine Serum Albumin, Fraction V
• CAS Number: 9048-46-8
• MDL number: MFCD23143626
• UNSPSC Code: 12352202
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• Assay: ≥99±% (electrophoresis)
• form: lyophilized powder
• manufacturer/tradename: Calbiochem^®
• storage condition: OK to freeze
• color: off-white
• shipped in: wet ice

Description

General description

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is a non-glycosylated globular protein. This α-helical protein belongs to the serum albumin family. BSA comprises three domains with two sub-domains each and has 17-disulfide bonds linking them.

Application

OmniPur^® BSA, Fraction V, Cold Alcohol Isolation has been used:

• as a blocking agent in immunofluorescence assay
• as a component of wash buffer in flow cytometric analysis
• as a component of anti-clumping buffer in ClpXP Dumbbell assay, motility assay and wet preparation to remove unbound beads and unbound substrate-DNA-biotin

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) is a crucial component for cell culture media, which can stimulate embryonic stem cells (hESCs) differentiation. It helps in the transportation of drugs, hormones, and fatty acids.

Warning

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

OMNIPUR is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable