PBS with 0.02 % sodium azide and 50 % glycerol pH 7.3 ,
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Storage
-20 °C
Storage Comment
-20°C for 12 months (Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.)
Expiry Date
12 months
Target
HBA1
(Hemoglobin, alpha 1 (HBA1))
Alternative Name
Hemoglobin alpha
Background
Synonyms:Alpha globin, HBA1, HBA2, Hemoglobin a, Hemoglobin alpha chain, Hemoglobin subunit alpha, hemoglobin, alpha 1 Background:The human alpha globin gene cluster located on chromosome 16 spans about 30 kb and includes seven loci: 5'- zeta - pseudozeta - mu - pseudoalpha-1 - alpha-2 - alpha-1 - theta - 3'. The alpha-2 (HBA2) and alpha-1 (HBA1) coding sequences are identical. These genes differ slightly over the 5' untranslated regions and the introns, but they differ significantly over the 3' untranslated regions. Two alpha chains plus two beta chains constitute HbA, which in normal adult life comprises about 97% of the total hemoglobin; alpha chains combine with delta chains to constitute HbA-2, which with HbF (fetal hemoglobin) makes up the remaining 3% of adult hemoglobin. Alpha thalassemias result from deletions of each of the alpha genes as well as deletions of both HBA2 and HBA1; some nondeletion alpha thalassemias have also been reported.