M.W. 11,000 and 18,000 (heterodimer).

Recombinant, human caspase-6 fused at the N- and C- termini to a His•Tag sequence and expressed in E. coli as a single polypeptide. Subsequently undergoes spontaneous autoprocessing to yield the active enzyme. Useful for the study of enzyme regulation and kinetics, cleavage of target substrates, and inhibitor screening. MW: 11000 and 18000.

Following reconstitution, aliquot and freeze (-70°C). Stock solutions are stable for up to 3 months at -70°C.

Reconstitute to 1 unit/µl in PBS, 15% glycerol.

LeBlanc, A., et al. 1999. J. Biol. Chem.274, 23426.
Stennicke, H.R., and Salvesen, G.S. 1997. J. Biol. Chem.272, 25719.

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that will cleave 1 nmol Ac-VEID-pNA (Cat. No. 218762) per h at 37°C, pH 7.2.

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)