Oxytetracycline-BSA Antigen

Catalog# BDA1015-A

Lot # Check on the product label

Size 0.5 mg

Product Form Liquid

Concentration 5 mg/ml (Changed for different lots)

Purification & Buffer

Protein A or G purified and supplied in 0.01 M PBS (pH7.4)

Purity >95% by HPLC & SDS-PAGE

Recommend Application

ELISA (1:30000) with 0.005M PBS

Lateral Flow (1:40)

Other applications have not been tested.

The optimal dilutions should be determined by end user.

Storage Instruction 

Aliquot and store at -20°C for 2 years. 

Avoid repeated freeze and thaw cycles.

Background

Oxytetracycline was the second of the broad-spectrum tetracycline group of antibiotics to be discovered. Oxytetracycline works by interfering with the ability of bacteria to produce essential proteins. Without these proteins, the bacteria cannot grow, multiply and increase in numbers. Oxytetracycline therefore stops the spread of the infection and the remaining bacteria are killed by the immune system or eventually die. Oxytetracycline, like other tetracyclines, is used to treat many infections, both common and rare. Its better absorption profile makes it preferable to tetracycline for moderately severe acne at a dosage of 250–500 mg four times a day for usually six to eight weeks at a time, but alternatives should be sought if no improvement occurs by three months. Oxytetracycline can also be used to correct breathing disorders in livestock. It is administered in a powder or through an intramuscular injection.

Reference

1. British National Formulary 45 March 2003.