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How to Search for an Antibody

This section is concerned with how to find antibodies using free online search tools that allow the user to search mulitple companies at once. With these services the antibody search often can be narrowed by species, antigen, type (e.g., primary or secondary), etc... The output is typically a list of multiple companies that sell a particular kind of antibody. This "catalog of catalogs" approach tends to make the search for antibodies more efficient and are a good place to start.

However, if you cannot find your antibody from this page, do not forget to see our antibody suppliers section which highlights the areas of speciality for companies that sell antibody-related products. If you wish to suggest or update a link, please click here.

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  1. Linscott's Directory of Immunological & Biological Reagents - Find the antibody you need right here: Linscott's Directory of Immunological & Biological Reagents is a fast and completely free resource for locating specific antibodies from nearly 300 commercial and governmental sources. They have over 320,000 antibody listings, which can be searched by keyword, antigen, application, host, reactivity or conjugate. The Directory also lists sources for thousands of proteins, kits, custom services, and much more.

  2. Abcam - Over 40,000 antibodies and reagents for a wide variety of research needs. Their fully searchable online catalog gives detailed product data as well as customer reviews, publication references, and specific protocols.

  3. AntibodyLink.org - an antibody search portal which connects catalog antibodies and research publications to the UniProt protein information resource. The tool uses a proprietary Antibody Name Dictionary model - a collection of protein names, synonyms, and symbols recognized as antibody names which are verified through a full-text search of scientific publications in HighWire Press.

  4. Antikoerper Online and Antibodies Online and Anticorps-Enligne- A website (in German, English, and French, respectively) that facilitates the search for commerically available antibodies. There are more than 115,000 monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies listed in their database and once found, antibodies can be ordered through the website.

  5. Biocompare - Lists of antibodies, antibody-affinity media, and antibody production services can be found here. Click here to be taken to their interesting antibody specific search tool where you can limit your query by reactivity, host species, isotype, and conjugate type.

  6. BIOgate - an Israeli life science portal with a search engine to find Israeli antibody suppliers

  7. Bionity - among other life science portals one can find an antibody database containing more than 110,000 antibodies from 35 manufacturers

  8. BioSupplyNet - an on-line buyer's guide for researchers. Search by keyword entry.

  9. ExactAntigen - a site that trolls thousands of websites - mainly from commercial suppliers - and other sources to locate providers of antibodies (and other reagents). Users can search by categories such as gene, organism, and disease. The results often list antibody products along with publications and relevant patents.

  10. IHC Mall - self described as "The Buyer's Guide For Histology Professionals" - search and find antibodies alphabetically or by research areas. There are 120,000+ antibodies and immunological related reagents in their database.

  11. AbD Serotec Antibody Location Service - an interesting service by the title company - if they can't find the antibody from their own catalog, they will help you find a supplier who can all within 24 hours

  12. MSRS Catalog of Primary Antibodies - offers an interactive searchable database containing a listing of over 250,000 primary antibodies. The database is useful to clinical and research organizations, manufacturers, and suppliers involved with the use of antibodies. It is equally useful for reference libraries and corporations involved in the life sciences. The database is constantly updated and continues to grow. Each record lists antibody (listed by antigen), host species, antigen species, label, clone number, isotope, unit size, product number, specifications, and company name. The database contains listings from 600+ suppliers and gives contact information for 5500+ immunology, molecular biology, and biotechnology companies worldwide. Interested individuals may obtain temporary full access upon request.

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