What is BSA and what's it's function?

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What is BSA and what's it's function?

2006-08-02 00:18:44 · 3 answers · asked by bluegal8686 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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BSA is Bovine Serum Albumine, a protein (albumine) of 582 aminoacids from bovine serum. It is used in molecular biology as a medium complement. In mammals the main function is for maintaining osmotic pressure between tissue compartments.

2006-08-02 00:34:50 · answer #1 · answered by ascaniosobrero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Bovine Serum Albumin, and it's used as a medium

2006-08-02 08:20:07 · answer #2 · answered by Adriana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

bovine serum albumin is the sticky part of blood. it's used to keep things stable. i use it to keep my enzyme stable at lower concentrations as it keeps the pH around biologic.

2006-08-02 12:52:28 · answer #3 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋