Human Osteoprotegerin, His Tag (Recombinant)

Recombinant Chicken Insulin Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-1)

Source: E.Coli

Background: A well-characterized basic peptide believed to be secreted by the liver and to circulate in the blood. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like, and mitogenic activities. This growth factor has a major, but not absolute, dependence on Somatotropin. It is believed to be mainly active in adults in contrast to Insulin like Growth Factor 2, which is a major fetal growth factor.

Description: Recombinant Chicken IGF-I produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 70 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 7738 Dalton. Chicken IGF-I is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.

Physical Appearance: Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.

Formulation: Recombinant chicken IGF-1 was lyophilized after extensive dialysis against 100mM acetic acid.

Solubility: It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized chicken IGF-I in sterile 18MO-cm H2O not less than 100 g/ml, which can then be further diluted to other aqueous solutions.

Stability: Lyophilized Chicken IGF-I although stable at room temperature for 3 weeks, should be stored desiccated below -18 C. Upon reconstitution rrIGF-I should be stored at 4 C between 2-7 days and for future use below -18 C. For long term storage it is recommended to add a carrier protein (0.1% HSA or BSA). Please avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

Purity: Greater than 95.0% as determined by: (a) Analysis by RP-HPLC. (b) Anion-exchange FPLC. (c) Analysis by reducing and non-reducing SDS-PAGE Silver Stained gel.

Amino acid sequence: The sequence of the first five N-terminal amino acids was determined and was found to be Gly-Pro-Glu-Thr-Leu. N-terminal methionine has been completely removed enzymatically.

Dimers and aggregates: Less than 1% as determined by silver-stained SDS-PAGE gel analysis.

Biological Activity: Recombinant Chicken IGF-I is fully biologically active when compared to standards. The ED50, was calculated 2 methods: 1. Stimulation of protein synthesis in rat L6 myoblasts ED50 was found to be less then 30 ng/ml. 2. Type 1 IGF receptor binding assay ED50 was found to be less then 10 ng/ml

Endotoxin: Less than 0.1 ng/ g (IEU/ g) of rrIGF-I.

Protein content: Protein quantitation was carried out by two independent methods: 1. UV spectroscopy at 280 nm . 2. Analysis by RP-HPLC, using a standard solution of chicken IGF-I as a Reference Standard.

References: Shimatzu A. & Rotwein P. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 7894-7900 Upton Z. et al. (1996) J. Endocrinol. 149, 379-387

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