Invitrogen™ Canine Distemper Virus Nucleocapsid Monoclonal Antibody (7516)

Description

Specificity: Specific to the nucleocapsid of CDV. Non-reactive with: Canine Parvovirus and Canine Coronavirus. Purified preparations consist of >90% pure mouse monoclonal antibody which has been purified from ascites fluid by protein A chromatography. The final preparation is formulated to a protein concentration of 100 μg/mL in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.2 and contains 0.1% sodium azide. Each vial contains 1.0 mL. This product contains no stabilizing proteins and should be stored at 4C until ready for use. Working dilution must be determined by the user. Suggested starting ranges are 1:10-1:50 for ICC/IF and 1:20-1:200. for ELISA.

Distemper is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the family Paramyxoviridae. Canine Distemper Virus has a lipid envelope whose genome is a single-stranded RNA with a helical nucleocapsid. The helical nucleocapsid contains the N, P and L proteins, which initiate intracellular replication.