Reacts with HBcAg (epitope recognized - around amino acid positions 70-80, major C determinant).
SPECIES REACTIVITIES:
Cross-reacts with woodchuck hepatitis virus core antigen (WHcAg), but not with duck hepatitis B virus core antigen (DHcAg).
Immunogen
Epitope: Core Antigen
Recombinant purified HBcAg from E.coli
Application
Anti-Hepatitis B Virus Antibody, core antigen, clone C1-5, a.a. 74-89 is an antibody against Hepatitis B Virus for use in ELISA, IF, IP, WB, IC, IH.
ELISA, immunoblotting, immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescent and immunoperoxidase staining of infected liver tissues and transfected cultured cells. Optimal working dilutions: for immunoblotting - 1:1000; for immunofluorescence - 1:200. Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
Research Category Infectious Diseases
Research Sub Category Infectious Diseases - Viral
Physical form
Ascitic fluid. Liquid in DMEM, containing 0.1% sodium azide.
Storage and Stability
Maintain at -20°C in undiluted aliquots for up to 12 months.
Legal Information
CHEMICON is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Storage Class Code
10 - Combustible liquids
WGK
WGK 1
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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Hepatitis B virus is a major human pathogen, which forms enveloped virus particles. During viral maturation, membrane-bound hepatitis B surface proteins package hepatitis B core protein capsids. This process is intercepted by certain peptides with an "LLGRMKG" motif that binds
A heteroaryldihydropyrimidine activates and can misdirect hepatitis B virus capsid assembly
Stray, Stephen J, et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 102, 8138-8143 (2005)
The structure of the variable regions of mouse monoclonal antibodies to hepatitis B virus core antigen.
Skrivelis, V, et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 37, 637-643 (1993)
Differentiation of core gene products of the hepatitis B virus in infected liver tissue using monoclonal antibodies
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