Anti-ALDH2 Antibody Picoband® (monoclonal, 6H2)

ALDH2 (Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Family) is a human gene. The enzyme encoded by this gene belongs to the aldehyde dehydrogenase family of enzymes that catalyze the chemical transformation from acetaldehyde to acetic acid. Aldehyde dehydrogenase is the second enzyme of the major oxidative pathway of alcohol metabolism. Hsu et al. (1985) assigned the ALDH2 locus to chromosome 12 by means of a cDNA probe and Southern blot analysis of somatic cell hybrids. Using an unbiased proteomic search, Chen et al. (2008) identified mitochondrial ALDH2 as an enzyme whose activation correlated with reduced ischemic heart damage in rodent models. A high-throughput screen identified a small molecule activator of ALDH2, which they called Alda-1, that, when administered to rats before an ischemic event, reduced infarct size by 60%, most likely through its inhibitory effect on the formation of cytotoxic aldehydes.

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the N-terminus of human ALDH2, different from the related mouse sequence by two amino acids, and from the related rat sequence by one amino acid.

Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Cell Biology, Diabetes, Diabetes-associated, Drug Metabolism, Heart Disease, Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism, Lipid Metabolism, Lipids/Lipoproteins, Metabolic Signaling Pathways, Metabolism, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neurology Process, Neuroscience, Oxidative Stress, Pathways and Processes, Redox Metabolism, Signal Transduction

Hydrolyzes the toxic metabolites of a variety of organophosphorus insecticides. Capable of hydrolyzing a broad spectrum of organophosphate substrates and lactones, and a number of aromatic carboxylic acid esters. Mediates an enzymatic protection of low density lipoproteins against oxidative modification.

1. Chen, C.-H., Budas, G. R., Churchill, E. N., Disatnik, M.-H., Hurley, T. D., Mochly-Rosen, D. Activation of aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 reduces ischemic damage to the heart. Science 321: 1493-1495, 2008. 2. Goedde, H. W., Agarwal, D. P., Fritze, G., Meier-Tackmann, D., Singh, S., Beckmann, G., Bhatia, K., Chen, L. Z., Fang, B., Lisker, R., Paik, Y. K., Rothhammer, F., Saha, N., Segal, B., Srivastava, L. M., Czeizel, A. Distribution of ADH-2 and ALDH2 genotypes in different populations. Hum. Genet. 88: 344-346, 1992. 3. Hsu, L. C., Yoshida, A., Mohandas, T. Chromosomal assignment of the genes for human aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) and aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) . (Abstract) Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 40: 656-657, 1985.

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.