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BLVRA Enzyme

Biliverdin Reductase A, BVR A, Biliverdin-IX alpha-reductase, BLVR, BVR, BVRA

Catalog No. Product Name Size List Price (US$) Quantity
BP000865-ENZ-446 Recombinant Human Biliverdin Reductase A 50 ug 160.00
BP000865-ENZ-446 Recombinant Human Biliverdin Reductase A 1 mg 1800.00
Description

Introduction
Biliverdin reductase A (BLVRA) is a member of the gfo/idh/mocA family. BLVRA is an enzyme that converts biliverdin to bilirubin, converting a double-bond between the second and third pyrrole ring into a single-bond. BLVRA reduces the gamma-methene bridge of the open tetrapyrrole, biliverdin IX alpha, to bilirubin with the simultaneous oxidation of a NADH or NADPH cofactor (Bilirubin + NAD(P)+ = biliverdin + NAD(P)H ).
BLVRA is a regulator for induction of activating transcription factor-2 and heme oxygenase-1. Furthermore, BLVRA enhances the role of HO-1 in cytoprotection and provides cytoprotection independent of heme degradation. In addition, Bilirubin while acting as a cytoprotective antioxidant is itself oxidized to biliverdin and subsequently recycled by biliverdin reductase back to bilirubin.

BP000865-ENZ-446: Recombinant Human Biliverdin Reductase A (BLVRA)

Source: E. coli-derived.
A single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 295 amino acids (3-296 a.a. and Methionine at N-terminus) and having a molecular mass of 33.3 kDa.
Purity > 90%, by SDS-PAGE.
Formulation: The BLVRA solution contains 20 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.0) and 10% glycerol.

Shipping: The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Stability & Storage: Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70°C as supplied.
1 month, 2 to 8°C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
3 months, -20 to -70°C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

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