Merck, 14-743, GCK Protein, active, 10 µg

General description
N-terminal GST- tagged, recombinant, human GCK amino acids 1-473, expressed by baculovirus in Sf21 cells.
Product Source: Recombinant protein expressed in Sf21 cells
Application
Research Category
Metabolism
Research Sub Category
Cardiovascular Disease

Metabolic Disorders
Biochem/physiol Actions
Protein Target: GCK
Target Sub-Family: STE
Physical form
Purified using glutathione-agarose. Purity 52% by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining.
Preparation Note
Stable for 6 months at -70 °C from date of shipment. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge original vial prior to removing the cap.
Rapidly thaw the vial under cold water and immediately place on ice. Aliquot unused material into pre-chilled microcentrifuge tubes and immediately snap-freeze the vials in liquid nitrogen prior to re-storage at -70 °C.
Analysis Note
Routinely evaluated by phosphorylation of 0.8 mg/mL myelin basic protein.
Purity was assessed by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining using 3 μg of active GCK.
Other Notes
Specific Activity: where one unit of GCK activity is defined as 1nmol phosphate incorporated into 0.8 mg/mL myelin basic protein per minute at 30°C with a final ATP concentration of 100 μM.
Legal Information
UPSTATE is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Disclaimer
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