Thermo Scientific Pierce MBS is an amine-to-sulfhydryl crosslinker that contains NHS-ester and maleimide reactive groups at opposite ends of aRead more
Thermo Scientific Pierce MBS is an amine-to-sulfhydryl crosslinker that contains NHS-ester and maleimide reactive groups at opposite ends of a short aromatic spacer arm (7.3 angstroms).
Features of MBS:
• Reactive groups: NHS ester and maleimide • Reactive towards: amino and sulfhydryl groups • Non-cleavable • Water-insoluble (dissolve first in DMF or DMSO); compare to Sulfo-MBS • Popular for forming enzyme immunoconjugates
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