Could function in retinol oxidation for the synthesis of retinoic acid, a hormone important for cellular differentiation. Medium-chain (octanol) and aromatic (m-nitrobenzaldehyde) compounds are the best substrates. Ethanol is not a good substrate but at the high ethanol concentrations reached in the digestive tract, it plays a role in the ethanol oxidation and contributes to the first pass ethanol metabolism. Recombinant full length protein corresponding to aa1-386 from human Alcohol Dehydrogenase Class 4 mu/sigma Chain, fused to 6X His-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E. coli. Molecular Weight: ~45.6kD Amino Acid Sequence: MFAEIQIQDKDRMGTAGKVIKCKAAVLWEQKQPFSIEEIEVAPPKTKEVRIKILATGICRTDDHVIKGTMVSKFPVIVGHEATGIVESIGEGVTTVKPGDKVIPLFLPQCRECNACRNPDGNLCIRSDITGRGVLADGTTRFTCKGKPVHHFMNTSTFTEYTVVDESSVAKIDDAAPPEKVCLIGCGFSTGYGAAVKTGKVKPGSTCVVFGLGGVGLSVIMGCKSAGASRIIGIDLNKDKFEKAMAVGATECISPKDSTKPISEVLSEMTGNNVGYTFEVIGHLETMIDALASCHMNYGTSVVVGVPPSAKMLTYDPMLLFTGRTWKGCVFGGLKSRDDVPKLVTEFLAKKFDLDQLITHVLPFKKISEGFELLNSGQSIRTVLTF Storage and Stability: May be stored at 4C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20C. Aliquots are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.
