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A4781

Asialofetuin from fetal calf serum

Type I (Sigma designation)

Synonym(s):

Asialofetuin

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50 mg
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330,00 PLN
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UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.61
MDL number:
Form:
powder
Biological source:
bovine (calf) serum

330,00 PLN


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biological source

bovine (calf) serum

Quality Segment

type

Type I (Sigma designation)

form

powder

impurities

salt, essentially free, ≤0.5% N-acetylneuraminic acid

solubility

0.85% sodium chloride: soluble 1 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

Asialofetuin is a glycoprotein with three asparagine-linked triantennary complex carbohydrate chains and terminal N-acetylgalactosamine residues.

Application

Asialofetuin from fetal calf serum has been used:
  • to quantitate the plant Ricin toxin′s B subunit (RTB) lectin activity in β-phaseolin signal peptide (P)–proinsulin gene (INS)–RTB plants by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
  • quantitate VP7:RTB fusion protein in transformed potato tissues by ELISA
  • as a glycoprotein substrate to measure the receptor-binding activity of recombinant RTB and NSP490–RTB fusion proteins
  • to study the nature of the interaction between ferritin and the placenta
Incorporation of asialofetuin (AF) in liposomes strongly enhance delivery to and endocytosis by cells displaying the AF receptor, notably hepatocytes. This provides a very efficient route for gene therapy.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Asialofetuin exhibits affinity to asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGP-R) on hepatocytes and uses the receptor to enter the cell. This property allows asialofetuin to be used as a ligand to deliver drugs to hepatocytes and as a competitive inhibitor to ASGP-R.

Preparation Note

Prepared by a modification of Spiro, R.G., J. Biol. Chem., 235, 2860 (1960).

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description

Type I (Sigma designation)

description

Type II (Sigma designation)

description

lyophilized powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture

description

lyophilized powder

biological source

bovine (calf) serum

biological source

bovine

biological source

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biological source

bovine serum (fetal)

form

powder

form

powder

form

lyophilized powder

form

lyophilized powder

impurities

≤0.5% N-acetylneuraminic acid, salt, essentially free

impurities

≤1.0% N-acetylneuraminic acid, salt, essentially free

impurities

≤0.3% free N-acetylneuraminic acid

impurities

~0.2% free N-acetylneuraminic acid

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

solubility

0.85% sodium chloride: soluble 1 mg/mL

solubility

H2O: soluble 1.0 mg/mL, clear to hazy, colorless to very faintly yellow

solubility

H2O: 1 mg/mL

solubility

-

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point (°F)

Not applicable

Flash Point (°C)

Not applicable

PPE (personal protective equipment)

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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  1. To wich fetuin corresponds your product A4781 (Asialofetuin from fetal calf serum). Is it Protein Fetuin-A ? Uniprot entry: P12763 FETUA_BOVIN or protein Fetuin-B ? Uniprot entry: Q58D62 FETUB_BOVIN Do you have de amino acid sequence?

    1 answer
    1. The form of fetuin has not been determined. This material has not been sequenced. The minimum allowable sialic acid content is 0.5%. The molecular weight is approximately 44,200 daltons. The starting material for this product has a molecular weight of approximately 48,400 including an estimated 8.7% sialic acid. According to the UniPro values for each, the Fetuin-B molecular weight is calculated at 42,663 while the Fetuin-A is 38,419.

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  2. Hi, What is the difference in Type 1 versus Type II asialofetuin

    1 answer
    1. The difference between the Type I and Type II Asialofetuin products does not represent any kind of biochemical or functional difference. These indicate different methods of production and purification. The Type II option, product A1908, utilizes neuraminadase in an enzymatic cleavage step. The Type I, product A4781, uses a proprietary modification of that described in Spiro, R.G., J. Biol. Chem., 235, 2860 (1960).

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