Native Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum Lectin (LEL/LEA), Texas Red-Conjugated

• Cat.No.: LEL/LEA-549T
• Product Overview: Native Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum Lectin (LEL/LEA) - Texas Red
  Blood Group Specificity: Non-specific
  Preferred Sugar Specificity: (N-Acetylglucosamine)2-4
  Inhibiting or Eluting Sugar: Chitin Hydrolysate
  Divalent Ions: None Required
  Excitation: 595 nm
  Emission: 615 nm
  Mitogenic Activity: No
  Hazardous Shipping: Non-hazardous
  Fluorescence: Red

Specification

• Description: Isolated from tomatoes, affinity-purified Lycopersicon esculentum lectin (LEL/LEA) has a carbohydrate specificity toward GlcNac. Composed of a single stable subunit, LEL is a useful marker of tracking vasculature in rodents and in neuroscience research. This lectin has an unusually high carbohydrate content of about 50 percent arabinose and galactose. LEL is non-specific agglutinates human erythrocytes A, B, O, or AB blood types. Protease-treated erythrocytes are slightly more sensitive to agglutination by this lectin. Texas Red is a red-fluorescent dye and when bound to Lycopersicon esculentum Lectin (LEL/LEA) can show the binding pattern of this lectin in cellular imaging applications. There is very little overlap between the emission spectra of Texas Red and FITC making this combination ideal for dual-labeling experiments. Rhodamine dyes, such as Texas Red, are more photostable and less sensitive to pH change when compared to other dyes such as fluorescein.
• Source: Tomato
• Species: Tomato
• Form: Liquid
• Purity: High Purity Grade
• Stability: Shelf Life: 1 year
• Storage: At -20 centigrade.
• Concentration: 5 mg/mL

Gene Information

• Official Symbol: LEL/LEA
• Synonyms: Lycopersicon esculentum Lectin; LEL/LEA