PBS with 0.02 % sodium azide and 50 % glycerol pH 7.3 ,
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Storage
-20 °C
Storage Comment
-20°C for 12 months (Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.)
Expiry Date
12 months
Target
HNMT
(Histamine N-Methyltransferase (HNMT))
Alternative Name
HNMT
Background
Synonyms:HMT Background:In mammals, histamine is metabolized by two major pathways: N(tau)-methylation via histamine N-methyltransferase and oxidative deamination via diamine oxidase. This gene encodes the first enzyme which is found in the cytosol and uses S-adenosyl-L-methionine as the methyl donor. In the mammalian brain, the neurotransmitter activity of histamine is controlled by N(tau)-methylation as diamine oxidase is not found in the central nervous system. A common genetic polymorphism affects the activity levels of this gene product in red blood cells. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different proteins have been found for this gene.