Protein A from Staphylococcus aureus has a very high affinity for the Fc regions of IgG molecules. Immoblisation of protein A on beads creates an affinity resin which can be used to purify IgG fractions from crude serum, ascites fluid or cell cuture media.
Synonyms: ChIP agarose beads, ChIP agaraose A beads
Application: Suitable for use in chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIPs) assays
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