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Hemoglobin α (V-13) Antibody: sc-31109
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goat polyclonal IgG, 200 µg/ml epitope mapping near the N-terminus of Hemoglobin α of human origin recommended for detection of Hemoglobin α of human and, to a lesser extent, mouse and rat origin by WB, IP, IF and ELISA; also reactive with additional species, including equine blocking peptide, sc-31109 P
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Hemoglobin α Background Information Hemoglobin (Hgb) is coupled to four iron-binding, methene-linked tetrapyrrole rings (heme). The å (16p13.3; 5'-Ω-pseudoz-pseudo å2-pseudo å1-å2-å1-œ1-3') and ∫ (11p15.5) globin loci determine the basic hemoglobin structure. The globin portion of hemoglobin consists of two å chains and two ∫ chains arranged in pairs forming a tetramer. Each of the four globin chains covalently associates with a heme group. The bonds between å and ∫ chains are weaker than between similar globin chains, thereby forming a cleavage plane that is important for oxygen binding and release. High affinity for oxygen occurs upon relaxation of the å1-∫2 cleavage plane. When the two å1-∫2 interfaces are closely bound, hemoglobin has a low affinity for oxygen. Hb A, which contains two å chains plus two ∫ chains, comprises 97% of total circulating hemoglobin. The remaining 3% of total circulating hemoglobin is comprised of Hb A-2, which consists of two å chains plus two ∂ chains, and fetal hemoglobin (Hb F), which consists of two å chains together with two © chains.
Hemoglobin α (V-13)
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Hemoglobin α (V-13): sc-31109. Immunofluorescence staining of methanol-fixed K-562 cells showing cytoplasmic localization.
Hemoglobin α (V-13): sc-31109. Western blot analysis of Hemoglobin α expression in HEL 92.1.7 whole cell lysate.
Hemoglobin α (V-13): sc-31109. Western blot analysis of Hemoglobin α expression in K-562 whole cell lysate.
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