New Zealand Bovine Plasma Proteins manufactured by MP Biomedicals in Auckland, New Zealand.
Proteins are extracted from bovine plasma using a chromatographic process that does not involve heat, organic solvents or stabilizers. The result is a Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) with superior protein integrity, maximizing cell growth and cell expression performance.
Thrombin, Fibrinogen, Immunoglobulin G and Transferrin are other important bovine plasma proteins made at the same facility.
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Low in endotoxin and protease activity, with very low ammonium content. Suits bacterial and viral cell culture, animal vaccine production and infectious disease research.
(Vaccine Production & Microbiology)
With an endotoxin limit of 1 EU/mg, used in general cell and tissue culture, as a media supplement in stem cell research and as a carrier in serum-free media.
(Cell Culture & Stem Cell Research)
IgG is removed by specific affinity chromatography, with each batch containing 0.05 mg IgG/g protein or less.
(Immunology Research)
Used in diagnostic applications, or where very low to no proteolytic activity is desired. Protease content is negligible at 0.0002 units/g of protein or less.
(ELISA & Diagnostic Assays)
Ideal for in-vitro embryo production, embryo transfer, cell and tissue culture and stem cell media. Guaranteed free fatty acid content of 0.05 mg/g protein or less.
(Embryo Culture & IVF)
Chromatographically purified NZ BSA has been tested with parasite-infected cell lines from major endemic regions, and is compatible with DNA transfection using various selectable agents and the c-SNARF limiting dilution assay. (Customer evaluation, 2011)
"Mouse embryos cultured in the New Zealand BSA had comparable cell numbers to the HSA control" (customer evaluation, 2011)
"The use of MP Bio-New Zealand BSA during IVF and IVC resulted in more and better quality embryos than a competitor BSA" (Schumann, Theriogenology (2002) 57:1:527)
| Complete Lipid profile | (Competitor A) mg/g in chromatographically extracted |
(Competitor B) mg/g in chromatographically extracted |
MP Biomedicals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Endo | Micro grade | Low IgG | |||
| Neutral Lipids | 4.70 | 4.80 | 14.99 | 13.39 | 13.83 |
| Fatty Acids | 6.64 | 6.73 | 14.82 | 12.55 | 13.56 |
| Phospholipids | 2.05 | 2.19 | 11.11 | 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Total lipids, mg/g of sample | 13.40 | 13.73 | 40.92 | 35.39 | 36.57 |
| Average lipids, mg/g sample | 13.56 | 37.63 | |||
Independent testing showed most AlbumiNZ™ grades contain approximately 2.5× higher lipid content than competitor BSA products. Higher lipid content can reduce the need to add cholesterol concentrate or other components, and can lead to significantly higher titre values at scale.
Supports cell culture by transporting essential metabolites and supplementing defined media.
View productNew Zealand Bovine Plasma Proteins are proteins extracted from bovine plasma sourced from New Zealand. MP Biomedicals manufactures a range of specialised proteins in Auckland, New Zealand, for applications in cell culture, bioprocessing, diagnostics, and research.
MP Biomedicals uses chromatographic extraction and purification without heat, organic solvents, or added stabilizers during the described extraction process. This approach helps preserve protein integrity and biological functionality.
The range includes AlbumiNZ™ Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA), bovine thrombin, bovine fibrinogen, bovine Immunoglobulin G (IgG), and bovine transferrin. Each protein is suited to different applications and requirements.
BSA is widely used in cell culture media, stem cell research, bioprocessing, vaccine research, embryo culture, and diagnostic assays. It can function as a protein supplement, carrier, or stabilizing agent, depending on the application.
MP Biomedicals offers several BSA grades to meet different application requirements:
Refer to the individual product specifications to confirm suitability.
Low Endotoxin BSA is intended for applications where endotoxin levels are a key consideration, including cell culture and stem cell research. Microbiological Grade BSA is designed for applications such as bacterial and viral cell culture, animal vaccine production, and infectious disease research. Compare the specifications of each grade to select the appropriate product.
Chromatographic purification helps preserve protein integrity and biological activity compared with traditional extraction approaches. Our data showed improved performance in selected cell culture studies, including CHO and SP2/0 cell cultures. Performance may vary depending on the cell line and process conditions.
These specialised proteins support a variety of applications. Thrombin is used in coagulation studies, fibrinogen in clotting assays, IgG in immunoassay development, and transferrin in iron transport and selected cell culture systems. Refer to the relevant product specifications for application-specific details.
MP Biomedicals' New Zealand manufacturing operations use established quality management and raw-material traceability systems. The facility is certified for ISO 9001 and aligned with cGMP principles.
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