Centrifuge the vial before opening, reconstitute in sterile distilled water to a concentration of 0.1-1 mg/ml by gently pipetting 2-3 times, don't vortex.
Storage
The lyophilized protein is stable at -20 °C for up to 1 year. After reconstitution, the protein solution is stable at -20 to -80 °C for 3 months or 1 week at 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions. For extended storage, it is recommended to further dilute in working aliquots, avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycle.