Procalcitonin (PCT)

Product Name	Procalcitonin
Source	Recombinant
Catalogue Number	496-70
Purity	> 90% (SDS-PAGE)
Form	Liquid
Expression System	E.coli
Protein	> 0.5 mg/mL
Activity	Immunologically active
Sequence	Human (P01258), amino acids 26-141. Includes propeptide, calcitonin peptide and katacalcin peptide
Tag	His-Tag
Formulation	Solution in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4 with 50% glycerol (v/v).
Related Products	140-11A - C-Reactive Protein antigen from human pleural fluid 271-17 - Fibrinogen from human plasma 270-40 - Ferritin antigen from human liver
Storage	-20°C
Recertification	18 months
Synonyms	PCT, Calcitonin precursor
Molecular Weight	12,796 (sequence, excluding tag)
Clinical Relevance	Biomarker for bacterial infection, including sepsis, pneumonia and bronchitis.