Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

Product Name	Luteinizing Hormone
Source	Human Pituitary Glands
Catalogue Number	996-31
Purity	> 98% (SDS-PAGE)
Form	Lyophilized
Activity	> 8,500 IU/mg
Contaminants	FSH: < 18.75 IU/mg (All assayed < 0.1% w/w) TSH: < 0.0425 IU/mg PRL: < 0.005 mg/mg hGH: < 0.005 mg/mg
Formulation	Lyophilized from 50 mM ammonium bicarbonate
Reconstitution	Reconstitute using neutral pH buffer of choice. Avoid extreme high and low pH
Related Products	996-11 - FSH antigen from human pituitary gland 996-21 - hGH antigen from human pituitary gland 996-51 - TSH antigen from human pituitary gland
Storage	-20°C
Recertification	5 years
Infectious Disease Testing	Negative or non-reactive at the donor level for anti-HIV 1 and 2, anti-HCV, HBsAg, HCV NAT, HIV-1 NAT and syphilis by FDA approved methods.
Molecular Weight	~30,000
Synonyms	LH, Lutropin, Interstitial Cell-Stimulating Hormone
References	1) Confirmation of luteinizing hormone (LH) in living human vitreous and the effect of LH receptor reduction on murine electroretinogram, Neuroscience, June 2018.