
FumonisinMonoclonalAntibody
Thefumonisinsareagroupofmyco-toxinsproducedprimarilybyFusariumverticillioidesandFusariumproliferatum.Maizeisthemostcommonlycontaminatedcrop.Fusariumverticillioidesandfumonisinsarefoundworldwide.Theprimaryhealthconcernsassociatedwithfumonisinsareacutetoxiceffectsinhorsesandswineandcarcinogenicproperties.Fumonisinsarecarcinogenictolaboratoryanimals,and,inhumans,consumptionoffumonisin-contaminatedmaizeisassociatedwithhigherratesofesophagealcancerandneuraltubebirthdefects.Fumonisinswerefirstcharacterizedinthelate1980s,asaresultofstudiesintothecausesofesophagealcancerinAfrica,coupledwithoutbreaksofequineleuko-encephalomalaciaandporcinepulmonaryedemaintheU.S.
SPECIFICATIONSUMMARYAntigen:Fumonisin-BSAconjugate.Hostspecies:Mouse.AntibodyClass:IgG1.Preservative:None.ThisantibodyreactswithFusarium
fumonisinmycotoxin.
ELISA:useat0.1-0.5ug/ml.
Thesearerecommendedconcentrations.Endusershoulddetermineoptimalconcentrationsfortheirapplications.
Reconstituteindistilledwater.
Thisproductisstableforatleastone(1)yearat-20oCto-70oC.Reconstitutedproductshouldbestoredinappropriatealiquotstoavoidrepeatedfreeze-thawcycles.
Forinvitroinvestigationaluseonly.Notforuseintherapeuticordiagnosticprocedures.