HbA1c
Reactivity: Human
PETIA
Host: Mouse
Monoclonal
8H2
unconjugated
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Concentration
5.0 mg/ml
Buffer
50 mM Na-citrate, pH 6.0, 0.9 % NaCI, 0.095 % NaN3 as a preservative
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Handling Advice
Liquid, may turn slightly opaque during storage
Storage
4 °C
Storage Comment
18 months from manufacturing at 2–8 °C
Expiry Date
18 months
Target
HbA1c
(Glycated Hemoglobin HbA1c (HbA1c))
Alternative Name
Glycated Hemoglobin HbA1c
Background
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is formed in a non-enzymatic process during exposure to plasma glucose. Normal levels of glucose produce a normal amount of glycated hemoglobin. As the average amount of plasma glucose increases, the fraction of glycated hemoglobin increases in a predictable way. This serves as a marker for average blood glucose levels over the previous months prior to the measurement. The 2010 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes added the HbA1c ≥ 48 mmol/mol (≥ 6.5 %) as another criterion for the diagnosis of diabetes.