CMV IgG/IgM antigen

• Cat.No.: IgG/IgM-007C
• Product Overview: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG/IgM Antigen (Strain AD169) Protein expressed from MRC-5 Cells.

Specification

• Species: CMV, Strain AD169
• Source: MRC-5 Cells
• Tag: Non
• Description: Human cytomegalovirus (CMV, also called Human herpesvirus is a member of the herpes virus family and shares the characteristic ability to remain latent within the body for life within an infected individual. Although a CMV infection is typically asymptomatic in healthy persons, immunocompromised individuals such as AIDS patients, organ transplant recipients, and newborn infants, are at high risk of developing life-threatening complications from primary infections and reactivations. Most people (85%) have been infected by CMV by 40 years of age.
• Tag: Non
• Form: Lysate, Liquid
• Purity: Infected MRC-5 cells are collected and put into Glycine buffered saline. Cells are disrupted to release cell phase CMV antigen. Cellular debris is removed by centrifugation.
• Applications: ELISA, WB, CLI
• Storage: Upon receipt, store at -70 to -100 centigrade. Avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles.
• Concentration: 3.2 mg/mL (Biorad Dye Binding Assay)
• Storage Buffer: Glycine Buffered Saline, pH 9.5
• Inactivation: Inactivated using gamma radiation. Effectiveness is determined when no detection of growth in two blind passages under the original culture conditions. Result: No growth detected.