ORDERINGINFORMATION
CatalogNos.:18601and18602
Format:100ugProteinG-purifiedantibodyinPBS,pH7.4,0.09%sodiumazide
BACKGROUND
HepatitisBvirusisadouble-strandedDNAvirusandoneofthesmallestenvelopedanimalviruses.Thevirusparticleconsistsofanouterlipidenvelopeandanicosahedralnucleocapsidcorecomposedofprotein.ThenucleocapsidenclosestheviralDNAandaDNApolymerasethathasreversetranscriptaseactivitysimilartoretroviruses.Proteinsintheouterenvelope(surfaceantigen,HBsAg)areinvolvedinviralbindingandentryintosusceptIBLecells.HBsAgdetectionbyimmunoassayisusedinbloodscreening,toestablishadiagnosisofhepatitisBinfectionintheclinicalsetting(incombinationwithotherdiseaseMarkers)andtomonitorantiviraltreatment.
SPECIFICATIONSUMMARY
Antigen:RecombinantHBsAgofaywsubtype.
HostSpecies:Mouse
AntibodySubtype:Both18601and18602areIgG1antibodies.
Specificity:TheseantibodiesrecognizethefollowingHBsAgsubtypes:ayw1,ayw2,ayw3,ayw4,ayr,adw2,adw4,adrq+,adrq-,andayw3(Fer).
APPLICATIONS
ELISA:thepairof18601and18602canbeusedinasandwichELISAtodetectHBsAg.
DILUTIONINSTRUCTIONS
DiluteinPBSormediumthatisidenticaltothatusedintheassaysystem.
STORAGEANDSTABILITY
Theseantibodiesmaybestoredat4oCforone(1)year.
Forinvitroinvestigationaluseonly.Notintendedfortherapeuticordiagnosticapplications.