What type of antigen does metabion use?
metabion normally produces polyclonal antibodies against synthetic peptides, recombinant or natural proteins or other antigens as required by you. In case of synthetic peptides, the peptide shall be conjugated to a carrier protein which in general is either Ovalbumin or KLH. The synthetic peptides can be provided/synthesized by metabion or supplied by you. We also offer recombinant protein synthesis services. The conjugation of peptides with large proteins such as Ovalbumin or KLH is necessary in order to render the peptides immunogenic enough to provoke the desired immunological response which leads to the generation of specific antibodies (see FAQ 8). Of course, in case the antigen is already a protein, there is no need for conjugation to carriers. As a general principle, we can start the immunization scheme with any antigen provided by the customer, knowing however, that the resulting antibodies will be the consequence of the antigen used. For instance, if the antigen is a mixture o
