Haptoglobin, Human Plasma, Mixed Type
Product Number 16-16-080116
Packaged 1 mg per vialM.W. Hp 1-1: 86,000; Hp 2-1: 200,000; Hp 2-2: 400,000
Salt-free lyophilized solid.
Storage: Freezer
An acute-phase plasma protein found in human plasma at 100-300 mg per 100 ml. Binds hemoglobin, thus preventing loss of iron through the kidneys. Humans are polymorphic for haptoglobin, with three major phenotypes. Hp 1-1 is the most common, and the most effective in binding free hemoglobin. Hp 2-2 is the least effective. This functional difference may be associated with the frequency and severity of epilepsy attacks, as researchers have found a correlation between recurring seizures and the Hp 2-2 phenotype..
Purity: >=95% by SDS-PAGE
Prepared from plasma shown to be non reactive for HbsAG, anti-HCV, anti-HBc, and negative for anti-HIV 1 & 2 by FDA approved tests.
Athens Research & Technology products are laboratory reagents and are not to be administered to humans or used for any drug purpose. For research use only.
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