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Streptavidin−Maleimide from Streptomyces avidinii

Synonym(s):

Streptavidin Conjugate

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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.46

extent of labeling

4-10 mol maleimide per mol Streptavidin

Quality Level

suitability

suitable for direct conjugation to compounds containing free sulfhydryl groups

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

Streptavidin conjugated compounds may be used in avidin/strepavidin:biotin-based detection systems.
Streptavidin is a protein produced by the bacterium Streptomyces avidinii. It has four binding sites for biotin, as does avidin. Both have been used extensively as probes in immunochemical systems, conjugated to antibodies, enzymes or fluorochromes. However, avidin is highly basic (pI ~ 10.5), compared to streptavidin (pI ~ 5-6). Avidin has a slightly higher binding capacity for biotin than streptavidin does, but it has glycosylated side chains which give higher backgrounds in blotting techniques than does streptavidin, which is not a glycoprotein. Streptavidin is more resistant than avidin to dissociation into subunits by guanidinium chloride.

Application

Maleimide Activated Streptavidin is used to prepare streptavidin-protein conjugates with proteins, peptides and other molecules that contain a free sulfhydryl (-SH) group. Activated streptavidin presents an available maleimide group that reacts with sulfhydryl-containing molecules.

Physical form

Lyophilized powder containing sodium citrate.

Preparation Note

Streptavidin, from Streptomyces avidinii, activated with maleimidocaproic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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European journal of biochemistry, 59(2), 365-372 (1975-11-15)
1. The transport of pyrimidine mucleosides into cells of Escherichis coli has been investigated in mutant strains which cannot metabolize these nucleosides. Such cells transport and concentrate purimidine mucleosides several hindredfold. 2. The transport is inhibited by energy poisons and
New procedures for preparation and isolation of conjugates of proteins and a synthetic copolymer of D-amino acids and immunochemical characterization of such conjugates.
F T Liu et al.
Biochemistry, 18(4), 690-693 (1979-02-20)
Abraham Wolcott et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 110(11), 5779-5789 (2006-03-17)
Quantum dots (QDs) have been increasingly used in biolabeling recently as their advantages over molecular fluorophores have become clear. For bioapplications QDs must be water-soluble and buffer stable, making their synthesis challenging and time-consuming. A simple aqueous synthesis of silica-capped
Kitagawa, T., et al.
Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 29(4), 1131-1131 (1981)
R J Duncan et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 132(1), 68-73 (1983-07-01)
A synthesis of the N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of S-acetylthioacetic acid is described. This material is stable when stored dry and has advantages over the currently available reagents used to introduce sulfhydryl groups into a variety of proteins. Proteins modified with this

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