COMT Antibody (N-Terminus)
Goat Polyclonal Antibody
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- BACKGROUND
Application
| WB, IHC-P, E |
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Primary Accession | P21964 |
Reactivity | Human |
Host | Goat |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
Calculated MW | 30kDa |
Dilution | ELISA (1:4000), IHC-P (3.75 µg/ml), WB (1:4000) |
Gene ID | 1312 |
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Other Names | Catechol O-methyltransferase, 2.1.1.6, COMT |
Target/Specificity | Human COMT. This antibody is expected to recognise both reported isoforms. Variants (NP_000745.1; NP_001128633.1; NP_001128634.1) encode the same isoform. |
Reconstitution & Storage | Store at -20°C. Minimize freezing and thawing. |
Precautions | COMT Antibody (N-Terminus) is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Name | COMT (HGNC:2228) |
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Function | Catalyzes the O-methylation, and thereby the inactivation, of catecholamine neurotransmitters and catechol hormones. Also shortens the biological half-lives of certain neuroactive drugs, like L-DOPA, alpha-methyl DOPA and isoproterenol. |
Cellular Location | [Isoform Soluble]: Cytoplasm |
Tissue Location | Brain, liver, placenta, lymphocytes and erythrocytes |
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Background
Catalyzes the O-methylation, and thereby the inactivation, of catecholamine neurotransmitters and catechol hormones. Also shortens the biological half-lives of certain neuroactive drugs, like L-DOPA, alpha-methyl DOPA and isoproterenol.
References
Lundstroem K.,et al.DNA Cell Biol. 10:181-189(1991).
Bertocci B.,et al.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 88:1416-1420(1991).
Tenhunen J.,et al.Eur. J. Biochem. 223:1049-1059(1994).
Li J.Y.,et al.Submitted (SEP-2008) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
Ota T.,et al.Nat. Genet. 36:40-45(2004).
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