Porcine Serum
SIGMA/P9783 - USA origin, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture
Synonym: pig sera; pig serum; porcine sera
Product Type: Chemical
| biological source | Porcine |
| composition | hemoglobin, ≤50 mg/dL |
| impurities | ≤20 EU/mL endotoxin |
| origin | USA origin |
| Quality Level | 500  |
| shipped in | dry ice |
| sterility | sterile-filtered |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| technique(s) | cell culture | mammalian: suitable |
| Analysis Note: | Endotoxin tested |
| Application: | Porcine Serum has been used: • in the neutralization of lipofectamine coated adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) • for inducing liver fibrosis in rats • as a standard negative reference in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) • as a component of trypticase soy broth with 0.6% yeast extract (TSBYE) for culturing A. actinomycetemcomitans strains |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Pig serum acute phase proteins (APP) show elevation with age. It is used for the culture of porcine islet cells. |
| General description: | The porcine serum comprises serum amyloid A (SAA), C-reactive protein (CRP), haptoglobin (Hp), and pig major acute phase protein (pig-MAP). |
| Preparation Note: | Collected from adult animals. |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Storage Temp. | −20°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352207 |