Butyrylcholinesterase Protein (BCHE) (His tag)

Catalog No. ABIN7194449

Recombinant Butyrylcholinesterase protein expressed in HEK-293 Cells.

Quick Overview for Butyrylcholinesterase Protein (BCHE) (His tag) (ABIN7194449)

Target: Butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE)

Protein Type: Recombinant

Biological Activity: Active

Origin: Human

Source: HEK-293 Cells

Purity: > 97 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

Product Details

Purification tag / Conjugate: This Butyrylcholinesterase protein is labelled with His tag.

Purpose: Recombinant Human Butyrylcholinesterase/BCHE Protein (His Tag)(Active)

Sequence: Met 1-Leu 602

Characteristics: A DNA sequence encoding the human BCHE (NP_000046.1) (Met 1-Leu 602) was expressed, fused with a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus.

Endotoxin Level: < 1.0 EU per μg of the protein as determined by the LAL method.

Biological Activity Comment: Measured by its ability to cleave Butyrylthiocholine. The specific activity is >50,000 pmoles/min/μg.

Application Details

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Format: Lyophilized

Reconstitution: Please refer to the printed manual for detailed information.

Buffer: Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4

Storage: 4 °C,-20 °C,-80 °C

Storage Comment: Generally, lyophilized proteins are stable for up to 12 months when stored at -20 to -80°C. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-8°C for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at < -20°C for 3 months.

Target Details

Target: Butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE)

Alternative Name: Butyrylcholinesterase/BCHE

Background:

Background: Butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE), also known as cholinesterase or BuChE, is an enzyme defined as "pseudo" or "non-neuronal" cholinesterase. Butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) is widely distributed in the nervous system as well as blood plasma. It is constitutively similar to the neuronal acetylcholinesterase, and is a non-specific cholinesterase which hydrolyses many different choline esters. Butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) is a glycoprotein of 4 identical subunits, that were arranged as a dimer of dimers with each dimer composed of two identical subunits joined by interchain disulfide bonds. Butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) behaves principally similar to the true enzyme and thus can play a similar role in nerve conduction, although it participates probably only in relatively slow conductive processes and could be involved in other nervous system functions and in neurodegenerative diseases. It can hydrolyze toxic esters such as cocaine or scavenge organophosphorus pesticides and nerve agents. Purified human serum cholinesterase combines in its active surface an anionic and an esteratic site, similar to true cholinesterase. It has been demonstrated that butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) may have a greater role in cholinergic transmission than previously surmised, making BChE inhibition an important therapeutic goal in Alzheimer's disease.

Synonym: Cholinesterase; Acylcholine Acylhydrolase; Butyrylcholine Esterase; Choline Esterase II; Pseudocholinesterase; BCHE; CHE1

Molecular Weight: 66.5 kDa

NCBI Accession: NP_000046

Pathways: Peptide Hormone Metabolism