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S4762

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Streptavidin from Streptomyces avidinii

essentially salt-free, lyophilized powder, ≥13 units/mg protein

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CAS Number:
9013-20-1
MDL number:
MFCD00082035
UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.46

form

essentially salt-free, lyophilized powder

Quality Level

200

specific activity

≥13 units/mg protein

mol wt

~60 kDa

capacity

4 mol/mol (Biotin)

application(s)

research pathology

storage temp.

−20°C

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General description

Streptavidin derives its name from its bacterial source Streptomyces avidinii and from the hen egg-white protein, avidin, which has high affinity to biotin. Its homologous core shares 33% sequence similarity with avidin, as well as sharing a common tetrameric structure. It is a crystalline tetrameric protein, with a molecular weight of 4*15000Da. It binds four molecules of biotin. Streptavidin lacks carbohydrate and sulfur-containing amino acids.
Streptavidin is a crystalline protein isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces avidinii and possesses biotin-binding ability. It has four binding sites for biotin like avidin and binds four molecules of biotin. Streptavidin is now considered as a new type of biotin-binding protein.

Application

Streptavidin from Streptomyces avidinii has been used:
  • in wire functionalization
  • in streptavidin capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
  • in microbubble preparation

Preparation Note

Affinity purified.

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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  1. Which document(s) contains shelf-life or expiration date information for a given product?

    If available for a given product, the recommended re-test date or the expiration date can be found on the Certificate of Analysis.

  2. How do I get lot-specific information or a Certificate of Analysis?

    The lot specific COA document can be found by entering the lot number above under the "Documents" section.

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  4. What is the Department of Transportation shipping information for this product?

    Transportation information can be found in Section 14 of the product's (M)SDS.To access the shipping information for this material, use the link on the product detail page for the product. 

  5. In what is Product No. S4762 soluble? And how do you recommend storing solutions of streptavidin?

    This product is soluble in water or aqueous buffer (i.e., PBS) at 1 mg/mL. Solutions in PBS or water can be stored for several months at 4°C, or for more than a year as frozen aliquots.

  6. How do I determine how many units are in a particular amount of Product No. S4762?

    On the Certificate of Analysis for the product, the activity of the product per milligram can be found. This number is specific for your lot, and you must look up the Certificate of Analysis by the lot number for your particular batch of product. From this number, you can calculate how many units are in a particular weight of your product by multiplying the weight of the product by the units/mg of the product.

  7. What is the expiration date of the Product No. S4762 in my possession?

    Product No. S4762 has not been assigned an expiration date by Sigma. Streptavidin is stable. S4762 has been assigned a QC Release date as well was a Retest Date. These dates can be found on the Certificate of Analysis. The QC Release Date indicates the last date that the lot was tested and found to meet specifications, and the Retest Date indicates the next date that the lot will be tested, assuming that enough of the lot remains to perform the testing.

  8. What is the affinity of streptavidin (e.g., Product No. S4762) for biotin?

    Streptavidin binds the small molecule biotin with extraordinary affinity. The dissociation constant is KD = 4 × 10-14 M, according to N. M. Green, Methods Enzymol., 184, 51 (1990).

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A rapid streptavidin-capture ELISA specific for the detection of antibodies to feline foamy virus.
Winkler IG et al
Journal of Immunological Methods, 207(1), 69-77 (1997)
Biotinylated CdSe/ZnSe nanocrystals for specific fluorescent labeling.
Charvet N et al
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14.17 , 2638-2642 (2004)
Viability of endothelial cells after ultrasound-mediated sonoporation: Influence of targeting, oscillation, and displacement of microbubbles
van R T, et al.
Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society, 238, 197-211 (2016)
Isolation and properties of streptavidin.
E A Bayer et al.
Methods in enzymology, 184, 80-89 (1990-01-01)
Mapping of functional domains in the p22(phox) subunit of flavocytochrome b(559) participating in the assembly of the NADPH oxidase complex by "peptide walking".
Dahan I et al
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(10), 8421-8432 (2002)
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