Suitable for use in ELISA, Immunocytochemistry, Immunohistochemistry, Double-Diffusionand CIE. IFA (>1/1,200, indirect)Use neat in gel-precipitin reactions. Other applications not tested. Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Concentration
1-2 mg/mL (OD280 nm, E0.1% = 1.4)
Buffer
PBS, pH 7.2 with 0.002 % Thimerosal as preservative and 10 mg/mL BSA as stabilizer
Preservative
Thimerosal (Merthiolate)
Precaution of Use
This product contains thimerosal (merthiolate): a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Handling Advice
Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Storage
4 °C/-20 °C
Storage Comment
Store the antibody undiluted at 2-8 °C for one month or (in aliquots) at -20 °C for longer.
Candida albicans is the most frequently isolated fungal pathogen of humans, affecting immunocompromised patients ranging from premature infants to AIDS sufferers. Systemic infections have an attributed mortality of 30-50 % . C. albicans is a diploid organism which has eight sets of homologous chromosomes. It has a genome of approximately 16 Mb (haploid), about 30 % greater than S. cerevisiae (baker's yeast).