| Product |
Description |
Annexin AV, Annexin V |
marker for apoptosis, beads used to remove programmed death sperm cells |
Ubiquitin |
tag for defective sperm cells, beads used to remove damaged sperm cells |
PSA Pisum sativum agglutinin (lectin) |
marker for sperm cells with damaged acrosome |
WGA Wheat Germ agglutinin (lectin), Triticum vulgaris |
binds to negative charge at sialic acid sites and N-acetyl Glucosamine, GalNAc |
Con A, Concanavalin A (lectin), Conavalia ensiformis |
binds to alpha mannose fertile sperm surface marker increases with capacitation |
SBA soybean agglutinin (lectin), Glycine max |
binds to beta N-acetylgalactosamine, GalNAc |
PNA peanut agglutinin (lectin), Arachis hypogaea |
binds to ß-D-Gal(1-3)-D-galNAc |
UEA 1, Ulex europaeus agglutinin (lectin) |
binds to alpha fucose |
DBA Dolichos biflorus agglutinin |
binds to alpha N-acetylgalactosamine , GalNAc |
Jacalin, jac, Artocarpus integrifolia |
binds to terminal alpha Galactose |
Silica |
glass magnetic beads bind to non motile sperm |
Mannose |
surface marker for fertile sperm |
Clusterin |
detection of freezing abnormalities, associated with the clearance of cellular debris and apoptosis |
CD52 |
major maturation antigen, may be a target for sperm antibodies It is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)--anchored antigen expressed within the male genital tract and on all lymphocytes |
anti human IgA |
detection and removal of sperm coated antibody |
Caspase 3 |
cleaves PARP (poly ADPribose polymerase), apoptotic marker |
Caspase 7 |
executioner caspase responsible for cell death, apoptotic marker |
Caspase 9 |
initiator caspase, starts the caspase cascade, apoptotic marker |
AIF, apoptosis inducing factor |
induces apoptosis |
PAFR, Platelet activating factor receptor |
greatly diminished in healthy semen |
