Native Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum Lectin (LEL/LEA), TRITC-Conjugated

• Cat.No.: LEL/LEA-500T
• Product Overview: Native Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum Lectin (LEL/LEA) - TRITC (Rhodamine)
  Blood Group Specificity: Non-specific
  Preferred Sugar Specificity: (N-Acetylglucosamine)2-4
  Inhibiting or Eluting Sugar: Chitin Hydrolysate
  Divalent Ions: None Required
  Excitation: 545-555 nm
  Emission: 570-580 nm
  Mitogenic Activity: No
  Hazardous Shipping: Non-hazardous
  Fluorescence: Orange

Specification

• Species: Tomato
• Source: Tomato
• Description: Isolated from tomatoes, affinity-purified Lycopersicon esculentum lectin (LEL/LEA) has a carbohydrate specificity toward GlcNac. Composed of a single stable subunit, LEL is a useful marker of tracking vasculature in rodents and in neuroscience research. This lectin has an unusually high carbohydrate content of about 50 percent arabinose and galactose. LEL is non-specific agglutinates human erythrocytes A, B, O, or AB blood types. Protease-treated erythrocytes are slightly more sensitive to agglutination by this lectin. Lycopersicon esculentum Lectin (LEL/LEA) is labeled with tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate (TRITC) and has an appropriate number of fluorochromes bound to provide the optimum staining characteristics for this lectin. TRITC is a bright orange or red-fluorescent dye with excitation ideally suited to the 532-nm laser line. TRITC labeled LEL/LEA can be used for cellular imaging applications.
• Form: Liquid
• Purity: High Purity Grade
• Stability: Shelf Life: 1 year
• Storage: At -20 centigrade.
• Concentration: 5 mg/mL

Gene Information

• Official Symbol: LEL/LEA
• Synonyms: Lycopersicon esculentum Lectin; LEL/LEA