Size
100µg
Storage Conditions
PBS with 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol pH 7.3, -20℃ for 12 months(Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.)
Applications
ELISA, WB, IHC, IF
Target
BCO2
Research Area
Neuroscience, Metabolism
Form
liquid
Recomended Dilution
WB: 1:500-1:2000
Type Clonality
polyclonal
Immunogen
beta-carotene oxygenase 2
Minimum Purity
≥95% as determined by SDS-PAGE
Synonyms
Carotenoid-cleaving dioxygenase, mitochondrial|B-diox-II|Beta,beta-carotene 9',10'-oxygenase|Beta-carotene dioxygenase 2|BCO2|BCDO2
Host
Rabbit
UniProt ID
Q9BYV7
Gene ID
83875
Purification
Immunogen affinity purified
Iso type
IgG
Reactivity
Human, Mouse, Rat
Observed MW
60-65kd
Background
Asymmetrically cleaves beta-carotene at the 9',10' double bond resulting in the formation of beta-apo-10'-carotenal and beta-ionone. Besides beta-carotene, lycopene is also oxidatively cleaved. The apocarotenals formed by this enzyme may be the precursors