Polyclonal Anti-CTH

Price

200.00 USD

Size

100ug/vial

Reactivities

Hum, Mouse, Rat

Format

Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3.

References

1. Donald, L. J., Wang, H. S., Hamerton, J. L. Assignment of the gene for cystathionase (CYS) to human chromosome 16.\n2. Ishii, I., Akahoshi, N., Yamada, H., Nakano, S., Izumi, T., Suematsu, M. Cystathionine gamma-Lyase-deficient mice require dietary cysteine to protect against acute lethal myopathy and oxidative injury. J. Biol. Chem. 285: 26358-26368, 2010.\n3. Lu, Y., O'Dowd, B. F., Orrego, H., Israel, Y. Cloning and nucleotide sequence of human liver cDNA encoding for cystathionine gamma-lyase. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 189: 749-758, 1992. \n

Storage Temp

At -20 degree C for one year. After reconstitution, at 4 degree C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20 degree C for a longer time.Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.

Scientific Background

CTH(CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE),also called CYSTATHIONASE, is an enzyme which breaks down cystathionine into cysteine and alpha-ketobutyrate.And the CTH gene is mapped on 1p31.1. In some bacteria and mammals, including humans, this enzyme takes part in generating hydrogen sulfide and that genetic deletion of this enzyme in mice markedly reduced H2S levels in the serum, heart, aorta, and other tissues. Mutant mice lacking CTH displayed pronounced hypertension and diminished endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation. Cystathionine was physiologically activated by calcium and calmodulin, which is a mechanism for H2S formation in response to vascular activation.