Anti-Cytochrome P450 1A1/CYP1A1 Antibody Picoband®

CYP1A1 is involved in phase I xenobiotic and drug metabolism (one substrate of it is theophylline) . It is inhibited by fluoroquinolones and macrolides and induced by aromatic hydrocarbons. CYP1A1 is also known as AHH (aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase) . It is involved in the metabolic activation of aromatic hydrocarbons (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAH), for example, benzo (a) pyrene (BP), by transforming it to an epoxide. In this reaction, the oxidation of benzo[a]pyrene is catalysed by CYP1A1 to form BP-7,8-epoxide, which can be further oxidized by epoxide hydrolase (EH) to form BP-7,8-dihydrodiol. Finally CYP1A1 catalyses this intermediate to form BP-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide, which is the ultimate carcinogen. However, an in vivo experiment with gene-deficient mice has found that the hydroxylation of benzo (a) pyrene by CYP1A1 can have an overall protective effect on the DNA, rather than contributing to potentially carcinogenic DNA modifications. This effect is likely due to the fact that CYP1A1 is highly active in the intestinal mucosa, and thus inhibits infiltration of ingested benzo (a) pyrene carcinogen into the systemic circulation.

E.coli-derived human CYP1A1 recombinant protein (Position: H183-D320) . Human CYP1A1 shares 81.2% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with both mouse and rat CYP1A1.

Cancer, Cancer Metabolism, Cardiovascular, Cytochromes, Drug Metabolism, Lipases, Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism, Lipid Metabolism, Lipids/Lipoproteins, Metabolic Signaling Pathways, Metabolism, Metabolism Processes, Mitochondrial Metabolism, Pathways and Processes, Response To Hypoxia, Signal Transduction

Cytochromes P450 are a group of heme-thiolate monooxygenases. In liver microsomes, this enzyme is involved in an NADPH-dependent electron transport pathway. It oxidizes a variety of structurally unrelated compounds, including steroids, fatty acids, and xenobiotics.

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Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.