Recombinant Human Insulin-like Growth factor-2

Product Specifications

UniProt

E3UN46

Source

Escherichia coli

Field of Research

Metabolism Research; Stem Cell & Developmental Biology

Endotoxin

Less than 0.1 EU/ug of rHuIGF-2 as determined by LAL method.

Purity

> 98 % by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.

Bioactivity

Fully biologically active when compared to standard. The ED50 as determined by a cell proliferation assay using serum free human MCF-7 cells is less than 2 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of > 5.0 x105 IU/mg.

Form

Lyophilized from a 0.2 um filtered concentrated solution in PBS.

Molecular Weight

Approximately 7.5 kDa, a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 67 amino acids.

Storage Conditions

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.- 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.- 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.- 3 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.