Thermo Scientific™ MBS (m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester)

Thermo Scientific™ MBS (m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester)

Thermo Scientific Pierce MBS is an amine-to-sulfhydryl crosslinker that contains NHS-ester and maleimide reactive groups at opposite ends of a short aromatic spacer arm (7.3 angstroms).

Features

• Reactive groups: NHS ester and maleimide
• Reactive towards: amino and sulfhydryl groups
• Non-cleavable
• Water-insoluble (dissolve first in DMF or DMSO); compare to Sulfo-MBS
• Popular for forming enzyme immunoconjugates