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General description

Native factor P from human serum. Glycoprotein found in circulating blood plasma in dimeric, trimeric, and tetrameric forms with M.W. of ~92 kDa, ~138 kDa, and ~184 kDa, respectively. Present in normal human serum at about 20 µg/ml. Regulatory protein of the alternative pathway of complement activation. Accelerates complement activation by binding to and stabilizing the alternative pathway C3 and C5 convertase enzymes.

Native factor P from human serum. Glycoprotein found in blood plasma in dimeric, trimeric, and tetrameric forms with M.W. of 92 kDa, 138 kDa, and 184 kDa, respectively. Present in normal human serum at about 20 µg/ml. Regulatory protein of the alternative pathway of complement activation. Accelerates complement activation by binding to and stabilizing the alternative pathway C3 and C5 convertase enzymes.

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Other Notes

Pangburn, M.K., et al. 1988. Methods Enzymol. 162, 639.Smith, C.A., et al. 1984. J. Biol. Chem. 259, 4582.

Packaging

250 µg in Plastic ampoule

Physical form

In PBS, pH 7.2.

Preparation Note

Prepared from serum that has been shown by certified tests to be negative for HBsAg and for antibodies to HIV and HCV.

Reconstitution

Following initial thaw, aliquot and freeze (-70°C).

Warning

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)