Alpha-fetoprotein ELISA Kit

This Alpha-fetoprotein ELISA Kit, Human is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitative measurement of Human Alpha-fetoprotein protein in Serum . It contains recombinant Human Alpha-fetoprotein, and antibodies raised against the recombinant protein. This ELISA kit is complete and ready-to-use.Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is classified as a member of the albuminoid gene superfamily consisting of albumin, AFP, vitamin D (Gc) protein, and alpha-albumin. AFP is a glycoprotein of 591 amino acids and a carbohydrate moiety. AFP is one of the several embryo-specific proteins and is a dominant serum protein as early in human embryonic life as one month, when albumin and transferrin are present in relatively small amounts. It is first synthesized in the human by the yolk sac and liver(1-2 months) and subsequently predominantly in the liver. A small amount of AFP is produced by the GI tract of the human conceptus. It has been proved that AFP may reappear in the serum in elevated amounts in adult life in association with normal restorative processes and with malignant growth. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a specific marker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), teratoblastomas, and neural tube defect (NTD).