Wisteria floribunda Lectin (WFA/WFL) - Texas Red
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Product Description
Affinity purified Wisteria floribunda agglutinin or lectin (WFA/WFL) is composed of four subunits. This lectin is not blood group specific although it does react stronger with human type A1 cells over A2, B, or O cells. The presence of a sialic acid residue may cause a lack of WFA reactivity. WFA contains a strong hemagglutinin activity and is a potent mitogen, both strongly inhibited by GalNAc, although mitogenic activity is also inhibited by N,N’-diacetylchitobiose.Texas Red is a red-fluorescent dye and when bound to Wisteria floribunda Lectin (WFA/WFL) can show the binding pattern of this lectin in cellular imaging applications. There is very little overlap between the emission spectra of Texas Red and FITC making this combination ideal for dual-labeling experiments. Rhodamine dyes, such as Texas Red, are more photostable and less sensitive to pH change when compared to other dyes such as fluorescein.
Technical Specifications
| Abbreviation | : | WFA/WFL |
| Material Source: | : | Japanese wisteria |
| Conjugate: | : | Texas Red |
| Concentration: | : | 2 mg/mL |
| Purity: | : | High Purity Grade |
| Shelf Life: | : | 1 year |
| Blood Group Specificity: | : | Non-specific |
| Preferred Sugar Specificity: | : | N-Acetylgalactosamine |
| Inhibiting or Eluting Sugar: | : | N-Acetylgalactosamine, Acetic Acid |
| Fluorescence: | : | Red |
| Divalent Ions: | : | None Required |
| Excitation: | : | 595 nm |
| Emission: | : | 615 nm |
| Mitogenic Activity: | : | Yes |
| Lyophilized or Liquid | : | Liquid |
| Storage Temperature: | : | 2-8°C |
| Hazardous Shipping: | : | Non-hazardous |
