| C-phycocyanin |
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C-Phycocyanin is a pigment from light harvesting phycobiliprotein family. It is a major phycobiliprotein in Cyanobacteria and in red algae.
It is a blue accessory pigment attached to photosynthesis membranes and accounts for upto 20% of proteins in cyanobacteria. It is composed of two equal number of α and β subunits. Its molecular weight is around 232 K Dalton.
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| PROPERTIES |
| • | Isoelectric point of 4.64 |
| • | Nitrogen storing molecule. |
| • | Stable protein which can be linked to antibodies and other proteins |
| • | Has an application in Therapeutic, Cosmetic, Food & Beverage Industry |
| • | Absorbs light in the range of 615 to 620nm and emits florescence at around 640nm |
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| ADVANTAGES |
| • | Highly water soluble. |
| • | Good instrument capability. |
| • | Stability over broad pH range. |
| • | Excellent fluorescent with an extremely high absorbtivity. |
| • | Large stokes shift and excitation & emission bands at visible wavelength. |
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| APPLICATIONS |
| • | FRET assays. |
| • | Fluorescence microscopy. |
| • | Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH). |
| • | Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS). |
| • | Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS). |
| • | Labeling of proteins, antibodies and nucleic acids. |
| • | Gel electrophoresis, Isoelectric focusing and gel exclusive chromatography. |
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| OUR C-PHYCOCYANIN RANGE |
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