Western Blotting (WB), Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Immunoprecipitation (IP), Immunofluorescence (IF)
Characteristics
1. Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results. 2. Please refer to us for technical protocols. 3. Caution: Sodium azide yields highly toxic hydrazoic acid under acidic conditions. Dilute azide compounds in running water before discarding to avoid accumulation of potentially explosive deposits in plumbing. 4. Source of all serum proteins is from USDA inspected abattoirs located in the United States.
Purification
The monoclonal antibody was purified from tissue culture supernatant or ascites by affinity chromatography.
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Storage
-20 °C
Storage Comment
Store undiluted at -20°C.
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Heme oxygenases 1 and 2 (HO-1, HO-2) cleave the heme molecule, resulting in the production of carbon monoxide (CO) and biliverdin. HO-1 is a 288 amino acid monooxygenase with a molecular weight of 32 kDa. While HO-2 is constitutively expressed in tissues, HO-1 is rapidly induced by several stimuli such as lutathione depletion, hemin, heat shock, heavy metals, oxidative stress, oxidized LDL, anoxia, and endotoxic shock. Similar to nitric oxide (NO), CO activates guanylate cyclase and reduces platelet aggregation. Several conditions that increase NO also induce HO-1 expression and activity. This suggests that NO synthases, Cox-2, and HO-1 are part of a general defense mechanism against stress and pathogen invasion.