Merck, 10735108001, Bovine Serum Albumin

General description
For standard applications.
Application
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

Preparation Note
Storage conditions (working solution): In solution, albumin is stable for about three months at -15 to -25 °C.
Analysis Note
Purity: ≤95% protein, ≤5% H₂O; electrophoretically homogeneous
Contaminants: <0.5% Na (flame photometric), <0.006% K (flame photometric), <0.0003% Li (flame photometric), <0.02% Ca (o-cresolphthalein), <0.003% Mg (xylidyl blue), <0.003% heavy metals (as Pb), <0.001% Fe (bathophenanthroline), <0.002% Pi, <0.05% glucose (enzymatic), <0.005% glycerol (enzymatic), <0.025% L-lactate (enzymatic)
Other Notes
For life science research only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.