Alexa Fluor® 555 Conjugation Kit (Fast) - Lightning-Link® (ab269820)

This product is manufactured by Expedeon, an Abcam company, and was previously called Lightning-Link^® Rapid Alexa Fluor^® 555 Labeling Kit. 333-0015 is the same as the 1 mg size. 333-0010 is the same as the 3 x 100 ug size. 333-0030 is the same as the 3 x 10 ug size. 333-0005 is the same as the 100 µg size.

Amount and volume of antibody for conjugation to Alexa Fluor^® 555

¹ Using the maximum amount of antibody may result in less labelling per antibody. 

² Ideal antibody concentration is 1mg/ml. 0.5 - 1 mg/ml can be used if the maximum antibody volume is not exceeded. Antibodies > 2mg/ml or < 0.5 mg/ml should be diluted /concentrated.

Buffer Requirements for Conjugation

Buffer should be pH 6.5-8.5.

Compatible buffer constituents 
If a concentration is shown, then the constituent should be no more than the concentration shown. If several constituents are close to the limit of acceptable concentration, then this can inhibit conjugation.

¹ Tris buffered saline is almost always ≤ 50 mM / 0.6%
² BSA can also interfere with the use of the conjugated antibody in tissue staining.

Incompatible buffer constituents

If a constituent of the buffer containing your antibody or protein is not listed above, please check the FAQ or contact us.

Only purified antibodies are suitable for use, ie. where other proteins, peptides, or amino acids are not present: antibodies in ascites fluid, serum or hybridoma culture media are incompatible.

Storing and handling conjugation kits

Lyophilized Lightning-Link^® components are hygroscopic.

Kits are intentionally shipped at ambient temperature with silica gel to avoid exposure to moisture. Upon receipt, store the kit frozen and protect from moisture. Before opening the outer container, allow the lyophilized components to reach room temperature to minimize condensation.

Alexa Fluor^® is a registered trademark of Molecular Probes, Inc, a Thermo Fisher Scientific Company. The Alexa Fluor^® dye included in this product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. As this product contains the Alexa Fluor^® dye, the purchase of this product conveys to the buyer the non-transferable right to use the purchased product and components of the product only in research conducted by the buyer (whether the buyer is an academic or for-profit entity). As this product contains the Alexa Fluor^® dye the sale of this product is expressly conditioned on the buyer not using the product or its components, or any materials made using the product or its components, in any activity to generate revenue, which may include, but is not limited to use of the product or its components: in manufacturing; (ii) to provide a service, information, or data in return for payment (iii) for therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic purposes; or (iv) for resale, regardless of whether they are sold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than research, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.