Specification
| Organism | Homo sapiens (Human) |
| Expression Host | E.coli |
| Tag Info | N-terminal 6xHis-SUMO-tagged |
| Purity | Greater than 85% by SDS-PAGE |
| Uniprot ID | O95864 |
| Gene Names | FADS2 |
| Alternative Names | Acyl-CoA 6-desaturase Delta(6) fatty acid desaturase Short name: D6D Short name: Delta(6) desaturase Short name: Delta-6 desaturase |
| Expression Region | Partial(1-131aa ) |
| Molecular Weight | 30.9 kDa |
| Protein Sequence | MGKGGNQGEGAAEREVSVPTFSWEEIQKHNLRTDRWLVIDRKVYNITKWSIQHPGGQRVIGHYAGEDATDAFRAFHPDLEFVGKFLKPLLIGELAPEEPSQDHGKNSKITEDFRALRKTAEDMNLFKTNHV |
| Form | Liquid or Lyophilization |
| Buffer | The default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol if the delivery form is liquid. The lyophilization buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0 if the delivery form is lyophilized powder. Please contact us if you have any special requirment. |
| Reconstitution | Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water and we recommend that briefly centrifuge thevial prior to opening the vial .We recommend aliquot for long-term storage at -20℃/-80℃. |
Background
| Relevance | Component of a lipid metabolic pathway that catalyzes biosynthesis of highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) from precursor essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) linoleic acid (LA) (18:2n-6) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) (18:3n-3). Catalyzes the first and rate limiting step in this pathway which is the desaturation of LA (18:2n-6) and ALA (18:3n-3) into gamma-linoleic acid (GLA) (18:3n-6) and stearidonic acid (18:4n-3) respectively and other desaturation steps. Highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) play pivotal roles in many biological functions. It catalizes as well the introduction of a cis double bond in palmitate to produce the mono-unsaturated fatty acid sapienate, the most abundant fatty acid in sebum. |
| Involvement in Disease | |
| Subcellular Location | Endoplasmic reticulum membrane, Multi-pass membrane protein |
| Protein Families | Fatty acid desaturase type 1 family |
| Tissue Specificity | FADS2 |
QC Data
| Note | Please contact us for QC Data |
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