ReadiUse(TM) Preactivated APC

Ex: 651 nm. Em: 713 nm. Soluble in: Water. Allophycocyanin (APC) is a phycobiliprotein isolated from Spirulina sp., a blue-green alga. Like other phycobiliproteins, APC is fluorescent, with an extremely high absorptivity and a high quantum efficiency. It is a protein which can be easily linked to antibodies and other proteins by conventional protein cross-linking techniques without altering its spectral characteristics. AAT Bioquest offers this preactivated APC to facilitate the APC conjugations to antibodies and other proteins such as streptavidin and other secondary reagents. Our preactivated APC is ready to conjugate, giving much higher yield than the conventionally tedious SMCC-based conjugation chemistry. In addition, our preactivated APC is conjugated to a protein via its amino group that is abundant in proteins while SMCC chemistry targets the thiol group that has to be regenerated by the reduction of antibodies.