Recombinant Human PGA4/Pepsinogen A Protein (Fc Tag)

PGA4 (Pepsinogen 4; group I) ; or Pepsinogen A; is a member of the peptidase A1 family. Pepsin is expressed as a pro-form zymogen; pepsinogen; whose primary structure has an additional 44 amino acids. Pepsin is stored as pepsinogen so it will only be released when needed; and does not digest the body's own proteins in the stomach's lining. Five types of zymogens of pepsins; gastric digestive proteinases; are known: pepsinogens A; B; and F; progastricsin; and prochymosin. There are two major groups of pepsinogen; namely pepsinogen A (PGA) and pepsinogen C (PGC) (or progastricsin) ; and each frequently has isozymogens. The PGA3; PGA4 and PGA5 genes encode identical human pepsinogen A enzymes.

Measured by its ability to cleave the fluorogenic peptide substrate, Mca-RPKPVE-Nval-WRK (Dnp) -NH2, AnaSpec, Catalog # 27114.The specific activity is > 3000 pmoles/min/μg. (Activation description: The enzyme achieves its activity under acidic pH)

Generally, lyophilized proteins are stable for up to 12 months when stored at -20 to -80°C. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-8°C for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at < -20°C for 3 months.