Background
This antibody is suitable for the detection of CML in tissues and tissue extracts. Long-term incubation of proteins with glucose leads, through Schiff's base and Amadori rearrangement products, to the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGE) which are characterized by fluorescence, brown color and inter- and intra-molecular cross-linking. Recent immunological studies using anti-AGE antibodies demonstrated the presence of AGE in (i) human lens, (ii) renal proximal tubules in patients with diabetic nephropathy and chronic renal failure, (iii) atherosclerotic lesions of arterial walls, (iv) ß2-microglobulin of carpal tunnel amyloid fibril deposits in patients with hemodialysis-related amyloidosis and (v) brain tissues of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. N-epsilon-(carboxymethyl)-lysine was identified to be a major structure in AGE (Dunn et al., 1989). Oxidative cleavage of Amadori-products seems to be the main pathway of CML-formation in vivo. More recent investigations however have shown, that as well lipid-peroxidation as glycoxidation can be involved in CML-build up in vivo (Fu et al., 1996). Reaction with CML-HSA and free CML in competitive ELISA, no reactivity with CEL.

Source

Immunogen: N-epsilon-(Carboxymethyl)-Lysine (CML) conjugated to KLH

Product
Protein G affinity purified antibody from ascites in stabilized buffer, containing 50% Block Ace (Casein-containing solution, Dainippon Co.) and 0.1% ProClin (Rohm & Haas) as a preservative

Purification Method: Protein G affinity purified antibody from ascites

Secondary Reagents: We recommend the use of BIOLOGO's Universal Staining System DAB (Art. No. DA005) or AEC (Art. No. AE005).

Concentration: 0.25 mg/ml

Applications
IHC, ELISA

Incubation Time: 60 min at RT or 18 hr at 2-8°C

Working Concentration: (liquid conc.) ELISA 0.1-0.5 µg/ml; IHC 2 µg/ml

Storage
This product is shipped at ambient temperature and should be stored in aliquots at -20°C upon arrival.

Shipping Conditions: Ship at ambient temperature.

Caution
This product is intended FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY, and FOR TESTS IN VITRO, not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures involving humans or animals. It may contain hazardous ingredients. Please refer to the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for additional information and proper handling procedures. Dispose product remainders according to local regulations.This datasheet is as accurate as reasonably achievable, but Exalpha Biologicals accepts no liability for any inaccuracies or omissions in this information.

References
1. Horiuchi S., Araki N., and Morino Y. (1991) Immunological approach to characterize advanced glycation end products of the Maillard reaction: Evidence for the presence of a common stucture. J. Biol. Chem. 266; 7329-7332. 2. Dunn J.A., Patrick J.S., Thorpe S.R., Baynes J.W. (1989): Oxidation of glycated proteins: age-dependent accumulation of N-epsilon-(carboxymethyl) lysine in lens proteins. Biochemistry. 28: 9464-9468. 3. Fu M.X., Requena J.R., Jenkins A.J., Lions T.J., Baynes J.W., Thorpe S.R. (1996): The advanced glycation end product, N-epsilon-(carboxymethyl) lysine, is a product of both lipid peroxidation and glycoxidation reactions. J.Biol.Chem.271: 9982-9986