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A9543

Sigma-Aldrich

Bovine Serum Albumin

heat shock fraction, low endotoxin, pH 7, ≥98%

Synonym(s):

Albumin bovine serum, BSA, Bovine albumin

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CAS Number:
9048-46-8
EC Number:
232-936-2
MDL number:
MFCD00130384
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.27

biological source

bovine

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥98%

form

lyophilized powder

mol wt

~66 kDa

purified by

heat shock fractionation

packaging

poly bottle of

origin

USA origin

technique(s)

ELISA: suitable
electrophoresis: suitable
western blot: suitable

impurities

≤1.0 EU/mg endotoxin

loss

≤5%

pH

7

solubility

water: soluble (40 mg/ml)

UniProt accession no.

P02769

foreign activity

BT virus, none detected
VSV virus, none detected

storage temp.

2-8°C

Gene Information

bovine ... ALB(280717)

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Application

This A9543 BSA product has been used in various systems, including:
  • NRK-52E rat kidney epithelioid cells: Ochiai, H. et al., J. Virol., 67(11), 6811-6814 (1993)
  • Neonatal porcine pancreatic islets: Ellis, C.E. et al., Islets, 5(5), 216-225 (2013)
  • Mouse:
Lee, D. et al., Am. J. Physiol. Renal Physiol., 304(7), F1009-F1019 (2013)
Girbl, T. et al., Immunity, 49(6), 1062-1076.e6 (2018)
  • iPSC cell line: Martin, H.C. et al., Science, 362(6419), 1161-1164 (2018).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Certain conformational and primary-sequence epitopes of BSA are suspected allergens in human beef and milk allergies.

Features and Benefits

  • Heat shock fractionated
  • Low endotoxin

Preparation Note

Prepared using heat shock fractionation
Serum albumin may be referred to as Fraction V. This naming convention is taken from the original Cohn method of fractionating serum proteins using cold ethanol precipitation. Serum albumin was found in the fifth ethanol fraction using Cohn′s method. Since then, the term "Fraction V" has been used by some to describe serum albumin regardless of the method of preparation. Others have used this term to describe serum albumin purified by ethanol fractionation methods that have been highly modified since the original Cohn method was described. Sigma-Aldrich manufactures and distributes serum albumins purified from a variety of primary methods including the true Cohn fractionation method, modified ethanol fractionation methods, heat shock and chromatography. Additional purification steps may include crystallization or charcoal filtration.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

A9543-VAR:
A9543-25G:
A9543-5G:
A9543-1G:
A9543-BULK:

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