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| Alternative Name : |
Thrombin-like enzyme batroxobin, EC 3.4.21.74, BX, Bothrops atrox serine proteinase, Venombin-A, Defibrase, Reptilase, Batroxobin. |
| Amount : |
10 µg |
Source : Pichia Pastoris.
The Batroxobin Recombinant Protein, produced in yeast, is a single, glycosilated polypeptide chain containing 231 amino acids and having an Mw of approximately 28-33 kDa.
Batroxobin is a serin protease that reduces fibronogen levels and is originally extracted from snake venom of Bothrops Atrox. Batroxobin is used in defibrinogenation and thrombolysis and also has an effect on c-fos gene and growth factor.Batroxobin can efficiently restrain proliferation of VSMCs, by blocking the release and uptake of Ca2+, thus influencing [Ca2+]i.Batroxobin is a single chain glycopeptide with a molecular mass of 43kDa on SDS-PAGE gel and its pI-6.6. Batroxobin converts fibrinogen to fibrin through the restricted release of fibrinopeptide-A from fibrinogen to promote blood to clot. Unlike thrombin, it is not affected by heparin and hirudin.
It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized Batroxobin in sterile 18M-cm H2O not less than 100µg/ml, which can then be further diluted to other aqueous solutions. Batroxobin’s biological activity was found to be of no less than 500KU/mg. (Klobusitzky Unit). One KU is defined as the amount of enzyme which coagulates standard human plasma incubated at 37°C in vitro within 60 ± 20 seconds.
