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A4781

Asialofetuin from fetal calf serum

Type I (Sigma designation)

Synonym(s):

Asialofetuin

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UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.61
MDL number:
Form:
powder
Biological source:
bovine (calf) serum
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biological source

bovine (calf) serum

Quality Level

type

Type I (Sigma designation)

form

powder

impurities

salt, essentially free, ≤0.5% N-acetylneuraminic acid

solubility

0.85% sodium chloride: soluble 1 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

Asialofetuin is a glycoprotein with three asparagine-linked triantennary complex carbohydrate chains and terminal N-acetylgalactosamine residues.

Application

Asialofetuin from fetal calf serum has been used:
  • to quantitate the plant Ricin toxin′s B subunit (RTB) lectin activity in β-phaseolin signal peptide (P)–proinsulin gene (INS)–RTB plants by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
  • quantitate VP7:RTB fusion protein in transformed potato tissues by ELISA
  • as a glycoprotein substrate to measure the receptor-binding activity of recombinant RTB and NSP490–RTB fusion proteins
  • to study the nature of the interaction between ferritin and the placenta
Incorporation of asialofetuin (AF) in liposomes strongly enhance delivery to and endocytosis by cells displaying the AF receptor, notably hepatocytes. This provides a very efficient route for gene therapy.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Asialofetuin exhibits affinity to asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGP-R) on hepatocytes and uses the receptor to enter the cell. This property allows asialofetuin to be used as a ligand to deliver drugs to hepatocytes and as a competitive inhibitor to ASGP-R.

Preparation Note

Prepared by a modification of Spiro, R.G., J. Biol. Chem., 235, 2860 (1960).


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Information

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R D Lamparelli et al.
British journal of haematology, 72(1), 100-105 (1989-05-01)
The organ distribution of intravenously injected hepatic ferritin either labelled with 59Fe or with 59Fe and 125I, was studied in pregnant guinea-pigs. At 5 h 71.2% of injected 59Fe was present in the placenta and fetus. Transfer of 59Fe to
Nida Zaidi et al.
International journal of biological macromolecules, 103, 65-73 (2017-05-13)
The SDS-glycoprotein system is mimic of membrane protein-lipid system. Fate of glycoprotein, conformation and the interactive forces involved in membrane milieu are expected to be decided by the net charge on glycoprotein that may change during acidic environment in a
Jakob Meier-Credo et al.
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 33(7), 1293-1302 (2022-06-28)
Identification and sequence determination by mass spectrometry have become routine analyses for soluble proteins. Membrane proteins, however, remain challenging targets due to their hydrophobicity and poor annotation. In particular small membrane proteins often remain unnoticed as they are largely inaccessible



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
A4781-100MG04061831156416
A4781-1G04061826740910
A4781-250MG04061833258187
A4781-50MG04061833375006