Calibrator or standard in ELISA, latex enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay (LETIA), chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) and other possible application.
Applications
WB
Active
Protein concentration is determined >1mg/ml by commercial myoglobin LETIA kit
Alternative Names
Myoglobin
Description
Myoglobin is an iron and oxygen binding protein found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates in general and in almost all mammals. It is related to hemoglobin, which is the iron and oxygen binding protein in blood, specifically in the red blood cells. In humans, myoglobin is only found in the bloodstream after muscle injury. It is an abnormal finding, and can be diagnostically relevant when found in blood.Myoglobin is the primary oxygen-carrying pigment of muscle tissues. High concentrations of myoglobin in muscle cells allow organisms to hold their breath for a longer period of time. Diving mammals such as whales and seals have muscles with particularly high abundance of myoglobin. Myoglobin is found in Type I muscle, Type II A and Type II B, but most texts consider myoglobin not to be found in smooth muscle.