Western Blot Reagents
- Immobilon Western Detection Reagents
- HRP Substrate Performance
- AP Substrate Performance
- Spray & Glow Western Blot Detection Reagent
- ReBlot Plus Western Blot Recycling Kit
Immobilon Western Detection Reagents
Exceptional Performance and Value
Immobilon Western Substrates are optimized for high sensitivity and low background over a broad dynamic range at a considerably lower cost than other chemiluminescent reagents.Sensitive, Versatile Reagents
The substrates' high signal intensity allow detection of high and low abundance proteins. Antibody dilutions can usually be significantly increased compared to other chemiluminescent substrates, which reduces antibody consumption and assay costs.Immobilon Western Substrates excel in all Western or dot/slot/spot blotting applications. They are compatible with both PVDF and nitrocellulose membranes, as well as all commonly used buffers and blocking reagents.
Immobilon Western HRP Substrate
- High sensitivity with low antibody consumption
- Broad dynamic range
Immobilon Western AP Substrate
- Higher sensitivity than other AP chemiluminescent substrates
- Long signal duration
Detect High and Low Abundance Proteins with One Substrate
| HRP | AP | |
| Emission Duration | >2 hours | AP ³3 days |
| Primary Detection Method | X-ray film or imaging equipment | X-ray film or imaging equipment |
| Typical Antibody Dilution* | Primary: 1:1,000–1:20,000 Secondary: 1:20,000–1:200,000 | Primary: 1:1,000–1:20,000 Secondary: 1:20,000–1:200,000 |
| Stability | >9 months at time of receipt Working solution: 10 days at 2–8°C | >9 months at time of receipt |
| Recommended Initial Exposure Time for Film | 30 seconds | 30 seconds |
| Membrane Compatibility | PVDF or nitrocellulose | PVDF or nitrocellulose |
| Storage Conditions | 2–8°C | 2–8°C |
* Due to the higher sensitivity of Immobilon Western Substrates, primary and secondary antibody dilutions can be increased 2 to 5 fold compared to traditional, low sensitivity western substrates.
HRP Substrate Performance
Higher Sensitivity than Traditional HRP Substrates
| Detection of transferrin using three HRP substrates on Immobilon-P Membrane (IPVH00010). Two-fold serial dilutions of transferrin were loaded and detected with goat anti-transferrin antibody (dilution 1:10,000) and HRP-conjugated rabbit anti-goat secondary antibody (dilution 1:100,000). All blots were exposed to the X-ray film for 1 minute. |
Longer Signal Duration and Higher Intensity
| Comparison of signal intensity and duration between western blotting HRP substrates.Each reaction was performed with 0.37 ng of HRP-conjugated rabbit anti-goat antibody (Sigma). Measurements were taken using a Wallac 1420 VICTOR2 multilabel counter (PerkinElmer). |
AP Substrate Performance
| Two-fold serial dilutions of transferrin were loaded and detected with goat anti-transferrin antibody (dilution 1:10,000) and AP-conjugated rabbit anti-goat secondary antibody (dilution 1:100,000). Alll blots were exposed to the X-ray film for 1 minute. |
Spray & Glow Western Blot Detection Reagent
Immunoblot Analysis Whole adult rat brain lysate was resolved by electrophoresis, transferred to PVDF membrane and probed with anti-GluR2 (Millipore, cat #AB1768). Proteins were detected using an HRP conjugated secondary antibody and Spray & Glow (cat. #17-373, lane 1) or ChemiLucent ECL Detection System (lane 2). Arrow indicates GluR2 (~105 kD). |
How does Spray & Glow Work?
Hydroxide ion (OH-) generated by conjugated horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in aprotic media result in transitions of luminol to 3'-aminophthalate, which induce emission of 425–510 nm light. To detect the induced emission of 425–510 nm light from the Spray & Glow™ reagent; use either a darkroom and standard X-ray film or a digital imaging technology.
ReBlot Plus Western Blot Recycling Kit
Offers You a Choice of Stripping Solutions
This kit contains two specially formulated antibody stripping solutions (Mild and Strong) that quickly and effectively remove antibodies and their corresponding chemiluminescent signal from membrane blots, without destroying the blotted protein sample.
Stripping and Re-probing of Western Blots Offers Several Advantages
- Conserve expensive or limited samples.
- Analyze a given blot using several different antibodies.
- Re-analyze anomalous results with the same or different antibody.
- No-mercaptoethanol in the Stripping Solutions
- Save money, reagents and time by reusing the same blot.
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