SPECIFICATION SHEET

Catalog #:                   L2C004                         Lot #:         B080301

Description:               HCG

                                    Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

Source:                       Human Pregnancy Urine

Format:                      Purified, Lyophilized.

Reconstitute to 1mg/ml in 0.15M Potassium Phosphate.  Prior to reconstitution rap the bottom of the vial against a bench top to ensure all product is at the bottom of the vial.  Allow the reconstitution buffer to equilibrate to room temperature before use.  Allow the vial to sit without agitation for at least 5 minutes followed by vortexing at slow speed or gentle swirling.

Purification:               >90% pure (SDS-PAGE).

Concentration:          1mg/ml(DRG ELISA)

Buffer:                      Lyophilized from 50mM Ammonium bicarbonate

Preservative:             None

Application:               Specific methodologies have not been tested using this product.

Storage:                      Store lyophilized product at –20ºC.  After reconstitution, aliquot and store at –20ºC.  Avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles.

Inactivation:               Not applicable.

Warning:    All human source materials have tested negative for HIV 1, HIV 2, HCV, Hepatitis A antibodies and HBsAg and HIV Antigen.  No test guarantees a product to be non-infectious.  Therefore, all material derived from human fluids or tissues should be considered as potentially infectious.