Anti-Adenovirus Type 5 antibody (ab6982)

Our customer would like to purchase adenovirus antibody which reacts to serotype 5.
I searched ab6982 but I'm not sure type 5 and serotype 5 are the same mean.

Specificity
Targets all capsid proteins of Adenovirus type 5, including hexon, fiber and penton. Cross reacts with other serotypes of Adenovirus.

Please let me know if it is right one.

ANSWER:

Thank you for contacting us.

Yes, I can confirm that "Type 5" is a shortened version of the more scientifically precise term serotype 5. They both mean exactly the same.All Adenovirus classification is based upon serotyping. This antibody ab6982,was raised against serotype 5 Adenovirus.

I hope this information is helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any more advice or information.

do you have anti-adenovirus antibody which have the same specificity as ab6982 but biotin-labelled?

ANSWER:

Thank you for contacting us.

We do not have this antibody inbiotinylated form, but we do have conjugation kits for biotinylation:

http://www.abcam.com/easylink

Biotin type A (e.g. ab102865 (3x10 ug) and other sizes)
http://www.abcam.com/EasyLink-Biotin-type-A-Conjugation-Kit-3-x-10µg-Biotin-ab102865.html

Biotin type B (e.g. ab102868 (3x10 ug) and other sizes)
http://www.abcam.com/EasyLink-Biotin-type-B-Conjugation-Kit-3-x-10µg-Biotin-ab102868.html

Since the antibody comes as whole antiserum, it would need to be purified before the conjugation reaction, using an Antibody serum purification kit (1 (ab109208) or 3 purifications(ab109209)).

I will also check with the lab if a custome conjugation might be possible, but if it would be possible, it would require an orderof at least 10 vials. I will let you know what I find out.

I hope this information is helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any more advice or information.

Phone call: Customer kindly asked for the actual concentration of anti-Adenovirus Type 5 antibody.

ANSWER:

Thank very much for your patience.

This antibody has been developed as a serum; it is not purified further. We are unable to provide the purified version of this product. We also can’t purify it as a custom request.

I am sorry we are unable to fulfil your request this time. We are however ready to provide any additional information you may need which can help you to develop your experiment.

I hope this information will be helpful. Should you any further questions please do not hesitate to ask?

Phone call: Customer kindly asked for the actual concentration of anti-Adenovirus Type 5 antibody.

ANSWER:

Thank you for contacting us.

I can confirm that I have forwarded your request to my colleague in lab and now I am waiting their reply. We currently aren’t shipping due to Christmas holidays.

The next shipping day will be 3rd January 2012.

I hope this information is helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any more advice or information.

I am requesting documentation stating that the rabbit used in cat# ab6982 is or is not SPF (Specific Pathogen Free).

ANSWER:

The rabbits used for production of ab6982 have not been certified as SPF (specific pathogen-free).

Please let me know if you have any other questions.