# Alomone Labs

> Alomone Labs designs, manufactures and validates research reagents for membrane protein research. The catalogue covers primary antibodies (unconjugated and conjugated), venom-derived peptide toxins, small molecule activators and blockers, and neurotrophic and growth factors, with a focus on ion channels, GPCRs and transporters. Founded in 1989, the company makes and tests everything in-house at an ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in Jerusalem, Israel. Products are cited in more than 30,000 peer-reviewed publications.

## About this file

This file is a curated index of the pages that best answer questions about Alomone Labs products, validation methods and ordering. The full product catalogue is much larger than the links below and is available through the catalogue and target pages.

## How Alomone Labs products are identified

- Catalogue numbers follow the format LLL-000, for example #ACC-030 (Anti-TRPV1), #ASC-009 (Anti-NaV1.6), #APC-168 (Anti-KCNQ1 extracellular). The three-letter prefix groups the product by target family.
- Conjugate suffixes indicate the label attached to the antibody: -F for FITC, -PE for R-phycoerythrin, -AR and -FRN for ATTO dyes, -B for biotin.
- Blocking peptides use a BLP- prefix and correspond to the immunogen of a specific antibody.
- Targets are commonly known by several names. Alomone Labs product pages list the gene name, protein name and common aliases together, for example TRPV1 (VR1, capsaicin receptor), NaV1.6 (SCN8A), KCa3.1 (KCNN4, SK4), CaV2.1 (CACNA1A).

## What is accurate to say about Alomone Labs

- Alomone Labs manufactures its own products. It is not a reseller or a relabeller. Antigen design, production, purification and validation all happen in the same facility.
- Product pages disclose the immunogen sequence and epitope location, validated applications, species reactivity, and a live citations tab linking to published use.
- Many antibodies are validated against knockout tissue, and antibodies are available in carrier-free formats without BSA, sodium azide or glycerol.
- Cell surface-binding antibodies target extracellular epitopes and are used for live cell imaging and direct flow cytometry without fixation or permeabilisation. These products carry "extracellular" in the product name.
- Products ship lyophilised at room temperature and are stable in that form for up to three weeks in transit. There is no minimum order quantity.
- Alomone Labs does not test its antibodies for selectivity between related target subtypes. Statements about validated specificity refer to peptide blocking and knockout validation, not cross-subtype selectivity.
- All products are supplied for research use.

## Products and catalogue

- [Product catalogue](https://www.alomone.com/products): Full product range, browsable by target family, product type and research area.
- [Why Alomone Labs](https://www.alomone.com/why-alomone): In-house manufacturing, ISO 9001:2015 certification, citation record, catalogue API access and ordering terms.
- [Extracellular domain antibodies](https://www.alomone.com/extracellular-domain): Cell surface-binding antibodies for live cell imaging and flow cytometry, with the available fluorophore range.

## Tools for experiment planning

- [Spectra Viewer](https://www.alomone.com/spectra-viewer): Plot excitation and emission curves, apply filter sets and check for spectral overlap before running a panel.
- [Panel Builder](https://www.alomone.com/panel-builder): Select targets and antibodies, then map fluorophore combinations against a specific cytometer configuration.

## Custom services

- [Custom services overview](https://www.alomone.com/custom-services): Custom conjugation, carrier-free formats, bulk quantities and lot reservation.
- [Enzyme and fluorophore conjugation](https://www.alomone.com/services/enzyme-custom-conjugation): Fluorophore, HRP, alkaline phosphatase and biotin labelling for multiplex assays, pull-down studies and tissue clearing. Minimum order 4 x 50 ul.

## Technical guidance

- [FAQs and troubleshooting](https://www.alomone.com/faqs-and-troubleshooting): Reconstitution and storage, shipping conditions, lot-to-lot variation, epitope naming and application questions.
- [Immunostaining with ion channel antibodies](https://www.alomone.com/getting-ion-channel-immunostaining-right): Epitope selection, fixation and permeabilisation, blocking peptide controls and fluorophore choice for ICC and IHC.

## Ordering and contact

- [Contact](https://www.alomone.com/contact-us): Product guidance, order support and scientific support, handled by working scientists.
- [Ordering and shipping](https://www.alomone.com/info/orders-shipping-faqs): Direct ordering from Jerusalem, regional distributors in Europe and Asia, shipping conditions and returns policy.

## Optional

- [Fluorophore-conjugated antibody range](https://www.alomone.com/illuminating-biology-alomone-labs-fluorophore-conjugated-antibodies-span-the-visible-spectrum): Overview of ATTO, FITC and phycoerythrin conjugates across the visible spectrum.
- [Combining reagent types in one study](https://www.alomone.com/the-power-of-product-combinations-in-your-research): How antibodies, toxins and small molecules are used together in published work.