ODD: 10 uL antiserum vs 10 uL Fresh plasma, WB: 100 uL antiserum vs 10 uL Fresh plasma, Immunodiffusion: 1 uL antiserum/cm^2 in gel vs 15 uL Fresh plasma, dilutions: Neat - 1:4.
Storage & Safety
Storage
Store at 4 deg C.
Biohazard Information
This product contains sodium azide as preservative. Although the amount of sodium azide is very small appropriate care must be taken when handling this product.
General Information
Biological Significance
Complement component 5 is a protein involved in the complement system. It is cleaved into C5a which plays an important role in chemotaxis, and C5b which forms the first part of the complement membrane attack complex. A deficiency in complement C5 is thought to cause Leiner's disease.