Hydrogen Peroxide Should Be Used to Block Endogenous Peroxidases for IHC

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Company:

Fisher Scientific

Product Name:

Hydrogen Peroxide, 30% (Certified ACS)

Catalog Number:

H325

Hydrogen peroxide was used to block endogenous peroxidases in the tissue specimens when preparing for immunohistochemistry (immunofluorescence). The diluted solution in PBS (3% final concentration) enabled minimization of false positives when analyzing the samples under the microscope.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Immunocytochemistry (Immunofluorescence)

Starting Material

Mouse breast tumor tissue

Tips

Dilute hydrogen peroxide to 3% in PBS for usage

Results Summary

False positives were reduced and staining with antibodies appeared to be quite effective in the tissue specimens.

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Hydrogen peroxide at 3% concentration should be used to reduce false positives in the specimens and elevate staining of target proteins for IHC.

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