Anti-RbcL can be used as a cellular [compartment marker] of plastid stroma (cytoplasm in cyanobacteria) and detects RbcL protein from 31.25 fmoles. As both forms (I and II) are detected it is suitable for work with samples from Dinoflagellates, Haptophytes and Ochrophytes (diatoms, Raphidophytes, brown algae) as well as higher plants. This antibody together with Agrisera Rubisco protein standard is very suitable to quantify Rubisco in plant and algal samples.This product can be sold containing ProClin if requested.
The antibody is particularly suitable for quantitative analysis of Rubisco in plant and algal samples. Rubisco(ribulose-1, 5-diphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) catalyzes the rate-limiting step of carbon dioxide fixation in photosynthetic organisms. It shares a clear homology with purple bacteria and flowering plants and consists of two protein subunits, each with eight copies. In plants and green algae, the large subunit (~55 kDa) is encoded by the chloroplast rbcL gene, and the small subunit (15 kDa) is encoded by a family of nuclear red cell genes.
For research use only, not for clinical use.