Invitrogen™ Avian Influenza HA Type 4 Synthetic Peptide

Catalog No.	Quantity
PEP0412	50 μg

Catalog No. PEP0412 Supplier Invitrogen™ Supplier No. PEP0412

Description

Synthetic Peptide

Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin 4 Synthetic Peptide, PEP-0412, from Invitrogen.

Influenza A virus is a major public health threat, killing more than 30, 000 people per year in the USA. Novel influenza virus strains caused by genetic drift and viral recombination emerge periodically to which humans have little or no immunity, resulting in devastating pandemics. Influenza A can exist in a variety of animals; however it is in birds that all subtypes can be found. These subtypes are classified based on the combination of the virus coat glycoproteins hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) subtypes. During 1997, an H5N1 avian influenza virus was determined to be the cause of death in 6 of 18 infected patients in Hong Kong. There was some evidence of human to human spread of this virus, but it is thought that the transmission efficiency was fairly low. HA interacts with cell surface proteins containing oligosaccharides with terminal sialyl residues. Virus isolated from a human infected with the H5N1 strain in 1997 could bind to oligosaccharides from human as well as avian sources, indicating its species-jumping ability.

Specifications

• Species: Virus
• Purification Method: purified
• Common Name: Avian Influenza HA Type 4
• Concentration: 200 μg/mL
• Content And Storage: -20°C
• Description: Synthetic Peptide
• Format: Liquid
• Formulation: PBS with 0.1% BSA and 0.02% sodium azide; pH 7.2
• For Use With (Application): Blocking Assay, Control
• Lyophilized: No
• Preservative: 0.02% sodium azide
• Product Type: Peptide
• Quantity: 50 μg
• Regulatory Status: RUO - research use only
• Storage Buffer: PBS