Good Antibody With Minimal Background

Biological Sciences
University of Idaho
Graduate student

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Quality of Results

Ease-of-Optimization

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Company:

Invitrogen

Product Name:

Alexa Fluor 555 donkey anti-rabbit IgG

Catalog Number:

A31572

I am characterizing viral growth dynamics and use IFA to visualize the level of infection at designated time points. I use this secondary antibody for one of my viruses because it doesn't have a lot of background.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunofluorescence

Sample

Cell culture

Primary Incubation

Diluted 1/1000, 1 hour at 37 degrees celsius

Blocking Agent

30% FBS

Secondary Incubation

N/A

Tertiary Incubation

N/A

Detection

Fluorescent microscope

Results Summary

I was able to visualize how the viral infection spread in a cell culture over time using this antibody. This could then be applied to the acquired viral titers to get a sense of the infection occurring.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

Easy to use

The Bad

No real drawbacks to the product.

The Bottom Line

I would recommend this product and will continue to use it in the lab.

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