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C8554

Chorionic gonadotropin human

lyophilized powder, suitable for mouse embryo cell culture

Synonym(s):

Choriogonin, HCG

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
EC Number:
232-660-2
NACRES:
NA.32
MDL number:
Biological source:
human urine
Form:
lyophilized powder

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biological source

human urine

Quality Level

sterility

aseptically processed

form

lyophilized powder

potency

≥5,000 I.U. per mg

mol wt

37.9 kDa, apparent mol wt 37.9 kDa by SDS-PAGE

drug control

Home Office Schedule 4.2

technique(s)

cell culture | embryo: suitable

impurities

HBV,HCV and HIV, tested negative

solubility

H2O: 1 mL/vial, saline: 1 mL/vial

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

Gene Information

human ... CGA(1081)

General description

Glycoprotein hormone consisting of a 92-amino acid α-chain which is identical to that of LH, FSH, and TSH; and a distinct 149-amino acid β-chain. Produced by chorionic tissue and responsible for maintaining the corpus luteum during early pregnancy. Also produced by trophoblast cell neoplasms, which are marked by elevated free hCG β-chains and hyperglycosylated hCG.
Note: Actual molecular weight will vary from the theoretical depending upon the degree of glycosylation. Theoretical MW is 37.9 kDa based on native form which contains 2 subunits: α = 14.9 kDa (~10.2 kDa for the polypeptide and ~4.7 kDa for the carbohydrate), and β = 23.0 kDa (~16.0 kDa for the polypeptide and ~7.0 kDa for the carbohydrate). See J. Biol. Chem. 248, 6796-6827 (1973).

Application

Recommended for superovulation induction in mice.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Human chorionic gondadotropin (hCG) may be used as an alternative to PMSG to induce ovulation in laboratory animals.[1] When hCG was injected into laboratory animals via intravenous (i.v.), intraperitoneal (i.p.), or subcutaneous (s.c.) methodstet, the effective dose values for 50% of the animals (ED50) per animal and per body weight (kg) in parenthesis were as follows:
Mice: i.v. 0.2 (7.7) I.U.; i.p. 0.3 (11.5) I.U.; s.c. 0.7 (26.9) I.U.
Syrian hamsters: i.v. 1.0 (9.5) I.U.; i.p. 1.8 (17.1) I.U.; s.c. 2.6 (24.8) I.U.
Rats: i.v. 1.3 (4.6) I.U.; i.p. 3.5 (12.3) I.U.; s.c.7.5 (26.3) I.U.

Using PMSG, the ED50 values per animal and per body weight (kg) in parenthesis were as follows:
Mice: i.v. 0.8 (30.8) I.U.; i.p. 2.0 (76.9) I.U.; s.c. 2.8 (107.7) I.U
Syrian hamsters: i.v., 3.6 (34.3) I.U.; i. p., 8.0 (76.2) I.U.; s.c., 13.2 (125.7) I.U.
Rats: i.v., 6.0 (76.8) I.U.; i p., 20.8 (73.0) I.U.; s.c., 76.8 (269.5) I.U.

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Quality Level

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form

lyophilized powder

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lyophilized powder

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lyophilized powder

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solid

technique(s)

cell culture | embryo: suitable

technique(s)

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Gene Information

human ... CGA(1081)

Gene Information

human ... CGA(1081)

Gene Information

human ... CGA(1081)

Gene Information

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storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C


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Storage Class

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  1. Could you provide the concentration of C8554 in milligrams per milliliter (mg/ml)?

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    1. The concentration in milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL) depends on the lot. For C8554, which comes in 50 IU per vial, if the specific activity is 5807 IU/mg as indicated in the CoA, dividing this number by 50 IU yields a mass of 8.6 µg. With 1 mL, the concentration would be 8.6 µg/mL.

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