Enkephalin (PENK) (Met-enkephalin) Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Specifications

Product Data
Applications	IF, IHC
Recommend Dilution	Immunohistochemistry on Frozen and Paraffin Sections. Immunofluorescence. Working Dilution: 1/400-1/800 (using FITC) with overnight incubation at 2-8°C. Recommended Positive Control: Frozen sections of Cat or Pig small intestine.
Reactivity	Feline, Porcine, Rat
Host	Rabbit
Clonality	Polyclonal
Immunogen	Synthetic met-Enkephalin (Sigma), conjugated to BSA
Specificity	The antibody recognizes Enkephalin. Absorption with 10-100 µg immunogen per ml diluted antiserum abolishes the staining, while beta-Endorphin does not. Cross reacts with Leu-Enkephalin.
Formulation	0.1M PBS containing 1% BSA as stabilizer and 0.09% Sodium Azide as preservative State: Serum State: Lyophilized Undiluted Serum
Reconstitution Method	Dissolve the antiserum in 50-100 µl distilled water, and dilute further in Buffer.
Conjugation	Unconjugated
Storage Condition	Store lyophilized at 2-8°C for 6 months or at -20°C long term. After reconstitution store the antibody undiluted at 2-8°C for one month or (in aliquots) at -20°C long term. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Gene Name	proenkephalin
Database Link	UniProt ID P01210
Background	Enkephalins are small peptides derived from large precursers (pro-enkephalin A and B) containing multiple enkephalin copies. They are the most abundant opioid peptides in the body and are widely distributed in the brain and the peripheral nervous system and occur also in the adrenal medulla. Several types of neuroendocrine tumors, incl. pheochromocytomas, neuroblastomas and bronchial and gastrointestinal endocrine tumors, produce enkephalin.
Synonyms	preproenkephalin; proenkephalin
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