Cathepsin B is encoded by the gene CTSB and is located in the human chromosome at 8p23.1. Cathepsin B is a lysosomal proteolytic enzyme of cysteine protease family. It is present in all mammalian cells. It is essential for the intracellular protein turnover.Application:Cathepsin B from human placenta has been used in the in vitro digestion of modified myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG). It has also been used in determining the effect of cysteine protease inhibitors.Cathepsin B is a lysosomal cysteine proteinase which hydrolyzes proteins with a broad specificity for peptide bonds. Cathepsin B may be a useful tool in Alzheimer′s research, as it may have a role in the natural defense against the disease . Cathepsin B may be used to cleave procaspase 1 and procaspase 11, and to induce apoptosis in digitonin-permeabilized cells.
Specification: lyophilized powder,≥5 units/mg protein
MDL Number: MFCD00130748
- UPC:
- 12352200
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- 4-8 weeks
- Weight:
- 0.07 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- WeightUOM:
- LB
- MPN:
- C755305-10U
- CAS:
- 9047-22-7
- Product Size:
- 10U
