Involved in the detoxification of xenobiotics and in the activation of ester and amide prodrugs. Involved in the extracellular metabolism of lung surfactant. Partial recombinant protein corresponding to aa19-550 from mouse Carboxylesterase 1C, expressed in E. coli. Swiss/UniProt: P23953. Molecular Weight: ~58.6kD Amino Acid Sequence: HSLLPPVVDTTQGKVLGKYISLEGFEQPVAVFLGVPFAKPPLGSLRFAPPQPAEPWSFVKNATSYPPMCSQDAGWAKILSDMFSTEKEILPLKISEDCLYLNIYSPADLTKSSQLPVMVWIHGGGLVIGGASPYNGLALSAHENVVVVTIQYRLGIWGLFSTGDEHSPGNWAHLDQLAALRWVQDNIANFGGNPDSVTIFGESSGGISVSVLVLSPLGKDLFHRAISESGVVINTNVGKKNIQAVNEIIATLSQCNDTSSAAMVQCLRQKTESELLEISGKLVQYNISLSTMIDGVVLPKAPEEILAEKSFNTVPYIVGFNKQEFGWIIPMMLQNLLPEGKMNEETASLLLRRFHSELNISESMIPAVIEQYLRGVDDPAKKSELILDMFGDIFFGIPAVLLSRSLRDAGVSTYMYEFRYRPSFVSDKRPQTVEGDHGDEIFFVFGAPLLKEGASEEETNLSKMVMKFWANFARNGNPNGEGLPHWPEYDEQEGYLQIGATTQQAQRLKAEEVAFWTELLAKNPPETDPTEH 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.
