Bovine serum albumin

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is a monomeric protein derived from bovine blood and its main biological function is to regulate the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. BSA  is a small and stable protein which commonly used as a protein concentration standard in laboratory experiments. BSA has numerous other biochemical applications such as immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunocytochemistry (ICC), ELISAs and Western blotting. Used as a blocking non-specific binding of antibodies. Bovine Serum Albumin can also be used as a protein concentration standard for protein quantification. Additionally, BSA can be used as a stabilizer and as a nutrient to support cell and microbial growth in culture media

Application

Can be used for blocking during immunoassays, including ELISA and western blotting

can be used in biological procedure

can be used in biochemical techniques

can be used as a stabilizer and cell growth supplement in cell and microbial cultures