What is the difference between AB###, AF###, BAF###, MAB### and BAM### Antibody designations?
AB### designated antibodies are polyclonal antibodies that are purified using Protein A, Protein G or Ion Exchange chromatography. Refer to product insert. Consequently, the resulting purified antibody is a total IgG fraction. AF### designated antibodies, are antigen affinity chromatography purified and then further purified by ion exchange or size exclusion. Therefore AF### antibodies are IgG specific only to the antigen, whereas AB### designated antibodies may contain IgG not specific for the analyte of interest. Antibodies that have the designation MAB### are monoclonal antibodies. BAF### and BAM### designated antibodies are the biotinylated versions of the AF### and MAB### designated antibodies, respectively.
