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Recombinant human GSTA4 protein Catalog Number: ATGP3141 PRODUCT INPORMATION Expression system E.coli Domain 1-222aa UniProt No. O15217 NCBI Accession No. NP_001503 Alternative Names Glutathione S-transferase alpha 4, GSTA4-4, GTA4 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Molecular Weight 28.3 kDa (246aa) confirmed by MALDI-TOF Concentration 1mg/ml (determined by Bradford assay) Formulation Liquid in. 20mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.0) 2mM DTT, 20% glycerol,100mM NaCl Purity > 95% by SDS-PAGE Biological Activity Specific activity is > 4,000pmol/min/ug, and is defined as the amount of enzyme that conjugate 1.0 u mole of 1- chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB) with reduced glutathione per minute at pH 6.5 at 25C. Tag His-Tag Application Enzyme Activity,SDS-PAGE Storage Condition Can be stored at +2C to +8C for 1 week. For long term storage, aliquot and store at -20C to -80C. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing cycles. BACKGROUND Description GSTA4, also known as glutathione S-transferase A4, belongs to the GST superfamily. This enzyme is involved in cellular defense against toxic, carcinogenic, and pharmacologically active electrophilic compounds. GSTA4 shows very high activity with reactive carbonyl compounds such as alk-2-enals. GSTA4 is highly effective in 1 Recombinant human GSTA4 protein Catalog Number: ATGP3141 catalyzing the conjugate addition of reduced glutathione to 4-hydroxynonenal, an important product of peroxidative degradation of arachidonic acid and a commonly used biomarker for oxidative damage in tissue. This enzyme is expressed at a high level in brain, placenta, and skeletal muscle and much lower in lung and liver. Recombinant human GSTA4 protein, fused to His-tag at N-terminus, was expressed in E. coli and purified by using conventional chromatography techniques. Amino acid Sequence MGSSHHHHHH SSGLVPRGSH MGSHMAARPK LHYPNGRGRM ESVRWVLAAA GVEFDEEFLE TKEQLYKLQD GNHLLFQQVP MVEIDGMKLV QTRSILHYIA DKHNLFGKNL KERTLIDMYV EGTLDLLELL IMHPFLKPDD QQKEVVNMAQ KAIIRYFPVF EKILRGHGQS FLVGNQLSLA DVILLQTILA LEEKIPNILS AFPFLQEYTV KLSNIPTIKR FLEPGSKKKP PPDEIYVRTV YNIFRP General References Bruns C.M., et al. (1999) J. Mol. Biol. 288:427-439 Balogh L.M., et al. (2010) Biochemistry 49:1541-1548. DATA SDS-PAGE 3ug by SDS-PAGE under reducing condition and visualized by coomassie blue stain. 2.

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