Specifications

• Source:
  E. coli
• Species:
  Human
• Storage conditions:
  Store at 4 °C for up to two weeks. For long term storage, aliquot and store at −20 °C, avoid freeze/thaw cycles.
• Biological activity:
  The ED50 as determined by the dose-dependant stimulation of murine 7TD1 cells is less than 0.1 ng/ml, corresponding to the specific activity of 1.0 10,000,000 Units per mg.
• Protein synonyms:
  Interleukin BSF 2
• Protein/peptide name:
  IL6
• Purity:
  > 97.0% as determined by RP-HPLC and analysis by SDS-PAGE
• Solubility:
  It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized Interleukin-6 in sterile H2O not less than 100ug/ml, which can then be further diluted to other aqueous solutions.
• Sequence:
  The sequence of the first five N-terminal amino acids was determined and was found to be Met-Pro-Val-Pro-Pro.
• Formulation:
  Lyophilized from 0.2 um filtered concentrated (1mg/ml) solution in PBS, pH 7.4.
• Tested applications:
  SDS-PAGE , HPLC , FuncS