Protein Name & Synonyms:
HBcAg
Applications:
Immunofluorescence
Concentration:
IgG concentration 0.25 mg/ml
Species Reactivity:
Viral
This product is specific for Hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg), the highly immunogenic 21kDa replicative form of the Hepatitis B virus (HBV), expressed by infected cells.
Antibodies to HBcAg are produced by the host during and following an acute HBV infection and can be detected in chronic HBV carriers and patients recovered from HBV infection, usually persisting in the body for life.
Store at +4 °C or at -20 °C if preferred.
Storage in frost-free freezers is not recommended.
This product should be stored undiluted. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing as this may denature the antibody. Should this product contain a precipitate we recommend microcentrifugation before use.
If stored in this manner, this product is stable for 18 months after receipt.
Supplied as:
Purified IgG - liquid
Formulation:
Phosphate buffered saline
Immunogen:
Purified hepatitis B core antigen
This product
Spleen cells from immunised Balb/C mice were fused with cells of the SP2/0-Ag-14 myeloma cell line