Heme oxygenase cleaves the heme ring at the alpha methene bridge to form biliverdin. Biliverdin is subsequently converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase. Under physiological conditions, the activity of he oxygenase is highest in the spleen, where senescent erythrocytes are sequestrated and destroyed. Exhibits cytoprotective effects since excess of free heme sensitizes cells to undergo apoptosis. Partial recombinant protein corresponding to aa3-288 from human HMOX1, fused to 6X His-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E. coli. Molecular Weight: ~36.6kD Amino Acid Sequence: RPQPDSMPQDLSEALKEATKEVHTQAENAEFMRNFQKGQVTRDGFKLVMASLYHIYVALEEEIERNKESPVFAPVYFPEELHRKAALEQDLAFWYGPRWQEVIPYTPAMQRYVKRLHEVGRTEPELLVAHAYTRYLGDLSGGQVLKKIAQKALDLPSSGEGLAFFTFPNIASATKFKQLYRSRMNSLEMTPAVRQRVIEEAKTAFLLNIQLFEELQELLTHDTKDQSPSRAPGLRQRASNKVQDSAPVETPRGKPPLNTRSQAPLLRWVLTLSFLVATVAVGLYAM Storage and Stability: Lyophilized and reconstituted products are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. Reconstitute with sterile ddH2O. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store 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.
Supplied as a lyophilized powder from 20mM Tris-HCl, 0.5M sodium chloride, pH 8.0, 6% trehalose. Reconstitute with sterile ddH2O to a concentration of 0.1-1mg/ml.
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