Procalcitonin, PCT.
Procalcitonin is a peptide hormone mainly produced by the C cells of the thyroid and certain endocrine cells of the lung. Under normal expression conditions, procalcitonin is immediately cleaved into three specific fragments, an N terminal residue, calcitonin and katacalcin. Levels of unprocessed procalcitonin rise significantly after bacterial infection, trauma or shock.
Procalcitonin Human Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 114 amino acids fragment (3-116) having a molecular mass of 17.13 kDa and an amino-terminal hexahistidine tag.
The PCT is purified by standard chromatographic techniques.
Escherichia Coli.
Sterile Filtered clear solution.
PCT is supplied in 20mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0 and 50% glycerol.
Store at 4°C if entire vial will be used within 2-4 weeks.
Store, frozen at -20°C for longer periods of time.
Please prevent freeze-thaw cycles.
Greater than 95.0% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
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