I4401
Interferon-αA/D human
≥95%, recombinant, expressed in E. coli, buffered aqueous solution, suitable for cell culture
Synonym(s):
IFN-αA/D
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biological source
human
Quality Level
recombinant
expressed in E. coli
Assay
≥95%
form
buffered aqueous solution
mol wt
19 kDa
packaging
pkg of 100K units
technique(s)
cell culture | mammalian: suitable
impurities
endotoxin, tested
color
colorless
UniProt accession no.
shipped in
dry ice
storage temp.
−70°C
Gene Information
human ... IFNA2(3440)
Application
Interferon-αA/D human has been used:
- for identification of coronavirus replicase inhibitors
- in combination with ACH-806 [1-(4-pentyloxy-3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-(pyridine-3-carbonyl)thiourea] to study the effect on hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication
- in combination with vitamin D to check reduction in HCV protein production in cell culture
Biochem/physiol Actions
Interferon-αA/D (Bg/II), also known as Universal Type I Interferon, is an α interferon hybrid that crosses the species barrier. The Bg/II denotes the restriction enzyme site from which this hybrid is constructed from recombinant human interferons αA and αD. Interferon-αA/D has been proven to be active on many mammalian cells. It can substitute for human, monkey, mouse, bovine, rat, cat, dog, rabbit, sheep, goat, horse, pig or hamster type I interferon (α, β, ω and τ). Type I Interferons are a closely related family of 165-172 amino acid proteins that are produced by leukocytes (α subtypes), fibroblasts (β subtypes), lymphocytes (ω subtypes), and ruminant embryos (τ subtypes). This cytokine has anti-viral, anti-proliferative, immunoregulatory, and proinflammatory activities.
Physical form
Solution in phosphate buffered saline containing 0.1% bovine serum albumin
Analysis Note
The biological activity is determined in the cytopathic effect inhibition assay using MDBK cells with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). A cytopathic effect of 50% is produced with 1 unit/ml interferon. The units are determined with respect to NIH international standard reference for human interferonαA.
Storage Class Code
10 - Combustible liquids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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