Merck, 820476, Probumin® Bovine Serum Albumin Biotech Grade

General description
Highly purified BSA powder manufactured by a proprietary heat-shock fractionation process, followed by treatment to lower fatty acids and lipids. This albumin contains one of the lowest levels of total lipids, fatty acids and free fatty acids of any commercially available albumin. Endotoxin and IgG levels are also very low to absent. This bovine albumin product may be used for cell culture applications as well as a stabilizing agent and for blocking of nonspecific binding. Purity is = 98%; typical purity is 100%.
Application
Probumin® BSA products are fit for use as blockers, protein/antibody (conjugate) stabilizers, and in immunoassays (EIA, RIA and serology systems).
Features and Benefits
High-quality and reliability. Assurance of consistency in performance and supply.
Proprietary heat shock and cold solvent fractionation process optimizes the protein yield, purity, and efficacy of BSA. Large batch capacity.
Safe serum sourcing from USDA-licensed facilities exclusively from U.S. cattle.

Preparation Note
Storage temperature <-10 °C
Legal Information
Probumin is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Disclaimer
Probumin® BSA grades are distinguished by differences in production. The use of terms such as ‘Diagnostic Grade′ or ‘Vaccine Grade′ in product names solely indicates that said products are commonly used by customers in those applications. We have not qualified every single product in every conceivable application. Users should qualify Probumin® BSA grades using the specific reagents, conditions and constraints of their assay.

For further manufacturing use only. Not for human or animal consumption.