Merck, G0411-1L, Prionex® Highly purified Type A

General description
Gelatin is a heterogeneous mixture of water-soluble proteins of high average molecular masses, present in collagen. The proteins are extracted by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments, bones, etc. in water. Type-A gelatin is derived from acid-cured (acid-hydrolyzed) tissue. Type-B gelatin is derived from lime-cured (base/alkaline-hydrolyzed) tissue. Gelatin is a biocompatible polymer.
Application
Prionex® Highly purified Type A has been used:
for coating cell culture to improve attachment of cells, and was added to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to help stabilize Taq DNA
as a blocking reagent in Western blotting, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and immunohistochemistry
as a component of media for species differentiation in bacteriology
as a delivery vehicle for the release of bioactive molecules and in the generation of scaffolds for engineering applications
in the murine lethality assay which is used to examine the ability of SMAbs to neutralize the effects of BoNT/A1 in vivo

Legal Information
Prionex is a registered trademark of Pentapharm AG, Basel