Thomsen-Friedenreich Antigen

May be stored at 4 °C for short-term only. For long-term storage, aliquot and store at -20 °C. Aliquots are stable for at least 12 months at -20 °C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.

Recognizes human and rat Thomsen-Friedenreich Antigen is specific for both anomeric forms of the disaccharide (TFa and TFb, including related structures on the glycolipid) and shows no crossreactivity with sialylated glycophorin.