| Field | Specification |
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| Enzyme Type | |
| Expression System | |
| Form | Liquid |
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| Purity | |
| Source | Escherichia Coli. |
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Product Description
Dihydrofolate Reductase Human Recombinant
Overview
Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is an enzyme that reduces dihydrofolic acid to tetrahydrofolic acid, with NADPH as electron donor that can be converted to the kinds of tetrahydrofolate cofactors applied in 1-carbon transfer chemistry. DHFR converts dihydrofolate into tetrahydrofolate, which is a methyl group shuttle required for the de novo synthesis of purines, thymidylic acid, and specific amino acids. Even though the functional DHFR gene is mapped to chromosome 5, numerous intronless processed pseudogenes or dihydrofolate reductase-like genes are identified on separate chromosomes. DHFR deficiency is associated with megaloblastic anemia.DHFR knockdown plays a role in the anticancer activity of 2-hydroxyoleic acid.DHFR gene insertion/deletion polymorphism is linked to variation in serum and red blood cell folate concentrations in women.
Biological Activity
Specific activity is >2000 pmol/min/ug is defined as the amount of enzyme that converts 1.0 pmole of dihydrofolic acid to tetrahydrofolic acid per minute at pH 6.5 at 25C.
Specifications
| Purity | Greater than 95.0% as determined by SDS-PAGE. |
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| Formulation | The DHFR solution (1mg/ml) contains 20mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH8.0), 0.1M NaCl, 2mM DTT and 30% glycerol. |
| Storage | Store at 4°C if entire vial will be used within 2-4 weeks. Store, frozen at -20°C for longer periods of time. For long term storage it is recommended to add a carrier protein (0.1% HSA or BSA).Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles. |
| Expression System | Escherichia Coli. |
