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G6642

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Anti-Glutamate antibody produced in rabbit

whole antiserum

Synonym(s):

Anti-Glutamate Ab, Glutamate Detection Antibody, Rabbit Anti-Glutamate

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About This Item

MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

whole antiserum

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

contains

15 mM sodium azide

species reactivity

wide range

technique(s)

dot blot: 1:15,000

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

General description

The amino acids L-glutamate (Glu) and L-aspartate (Asp) are considered the major excitatory neurotransmitters in the central nervous system (CNS) and represent the most abundant mammalian neurotransmitter class. Both L-glutamate and L-aspartate are present in the brain at high concentrations and are distributed in most excitatory pathways in the CNS. Glu- and Asp-immunoreactivities are localized in high concentrations in synaptic terminals. In nerve terminals, L-glutamate is formed by deamidation of its major precursor, L-glutamine, by the enzyme glutaminase.
The actions of the excitatory amino acids on neurons are mediated by different receptor subtypes. These receptors are coupled to integral ion channels or to a second messenger system which utilizes inositol triphosphate (IP3). L-glutamate and L-aspartate may play an important role in the pathogenesis of certain neurological disorders such as Huntington′s disease, Alzheimer′s disease, epilepsy and brain ischemia. The excitoxic and neurotoxic effects of L-glutamate, leading to extensive neuronal damage, appear to be mediated by the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor subtype.

Specificity

The antiserum is evaluated for activity and specificity by dot-blot immunoassay. The antiserum recognizes L-glutamic acid immobilized on an affinity membrane. No cross-reaction is observed with L-aspartic acid, L-glutamine, L-asparagine, and L-alanine. Weak cross-reactivity is observed with Gly-Asp, GABA, β-alanine, glycine and 5-aminovaleric acid (amino acid concentration 5-10 mM). Weak to moderate reaction is observed with L-glutamic acid-containing dipeptides Asp-Glu and Gly-Glu. The antibody may be used to localize glutamate in cell bodies, axons, and terminals of glutamatergic neurons in the CNS.

Immunogen

L-glutamic acid (Glu).

Application

Applications in which this antibody has been used successfully, and the associated peer-reviewed papers, are given below.
Immunohistochemistry (1 paper)
Rabbit polyclonal antiserum to L-glutamate may be used in immunohistochemical techniques on formalin- or glutaraldehyde-fixed, vibratome or frozen sections of human or animal tissues. Immunohistochemical methods provide increased anatomical resolution over conventional biochemical methods.

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WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Juan Guo et al.
EBioMedicine, 65, 103272-103272 (2021-03-11)
Despite the fundamental clinical significance of general anaesthesia, the cortical mechanism underlying anaesthetic-induced loss of consciousness (aLOC) remains elusive. Here, we measured the dynamics of two major cortical neurotransmitters, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate, through in vivo two-photon imaging and
Wenjun Zhou et al.
Nature neuroscience, 22(2), 205-217 (2019-01-22)
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Èlia Benito-Gutiérrez et al.
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Marta Słoniecka et al.
PloS one, 10(7), e0134157-e0134157 (2015-07-28)
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Jonathan E Elliott et al.
Sleep, 41(3) (2018-01-10)
In previous work, dietary branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation, precursors to de novo glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) synthesis, restored impaired sleep-wake regulation and orexin neuronal activity following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice. TBI was speculated to reduce orexin

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