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T9698

Thioredoxin Reductase from rat liver

buffered aqueous glycerol solution, ≥100 units/mg protein (Bradford)

Synonym(s):

NADPH:Oxidised Thioredoxin Oxidoreductase, Thioredoxin: NADP+ Oxidoreductase

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.32
EC Number:
MDL number:
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Product Name

Thioredoxin Reductase from rat liver, buffered aqueous glycerol solution, ≥100 units/mg protein (Bradford)

biological source

rat liver

assay

≥90% (GE)

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

specific activity

≥100 units/mg protein (Bradford)

mol wt

55—67 kDa

technique(s)

activity assay: suitable

impurities

Glutathione reductase

solubility

water: soluble

suitability

suitable for molecular biology

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

Gene Information

rat ... Txnrd1(58819)

Application

Thioredoxin Reductase from rat liver can be used for studying the uptake and reduction of a-lipoic acid by utilizing reducing capacity of human erythrocytes. The product can also be used for studying the activation mechanism of transglutaminase 2 (TG2) in the extracellular matrix by using Thioredoxin.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Thioredoxin Reductase is a ubiquitous enzyme that catalyzes the active site disulfide of thioredoxin by NADPH. The product also reduces ubiquinone and regenerates ubiquinol, a powerful antioxidant.
Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) is a NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase containing one FAD per subunit that reduces the active site disulfide in oxidized thioredoxin (Trx).
Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) is a NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase containing one FAD per subunit that reduces the active site disulfide in oxidized thioredoxin (Trx). The molecular weight of the isozymes from mammalian sources vary between 55-67 kDa as compared with 35 kDa in prokaryotes, plants or yeast. The substrate specificity of the mammalian enzyme is much broader than the prokaryotic enzyme reducing both mammalian and E. coli thioredoxins as well as non-disulfide substrates such selenite, lipoic acids, lipid hydroperoxides, and hydrogen peroxide.
Thioredoxin reductase from mammalian sources contains a selenocysteine residue that is essential for the activity of the enzyme. It is one of the antioxidant enzymes present in the mammalian cell together with catalase, glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase, and helps in removal of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from the cell. An example is the removal of excess nitric oxide (NO) by the formation of a complex with glutathione forming the S-nitroso-glutathione adduct (GS-NO). This can be cleaved directly by thioredoxin reductase. Hydrogen peroxide, another deleterious oxidant in the cell, is also reduced directly by mammalian TrxR.

General description

Research area: Cell signaling

Other Notes

One unit will cause an increase in absorbance of 1.0 at 412 nm (when measured in a non-coupled assay containing DTNB [Sigma No. D8130] alone as substrate) per minute at pH 7.0 at 25 °C.

Physical form

Solution in 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 300 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, and 10% glycerol.

Storage Class

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

Regulatory Information

低风险生物材料
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Aristi P Fernandes et al.
PloS one, 7(11), e50727-e50727 (2012-12-12)
Naturally occurring selenium compounds like selenite and selenodiglutathione are metabolized to selenide in plants and animals. This highly reactive form of selenium can undergo methylation and form monomethylated and multimethylated species. These redox active selenium metabolites are of particular biological
L Zhong et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 275(24), 18121-18128 (2000-06-13)
Mammalian thioredoxin reductases (TrxR) are dimers homologous to glutathione reductase with a selenocysteine (SeCys) residue in the conserved C-terminal sequence -Gly-Cys-SeCys-Gly. We removed the selenocysteine insertion sequence in the rat gene, and we changed the SeCys(498) encoded by TGA to
Kely Navakoski de Oliveira et al.
ChemMedChem, 8(2), 256-264 (2013-01-03)
Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) is overexpressed in cancer cells and is therefore a putative cancer target. Inhibition of this enzyme is considered an important strategy for the development of new chemotherapeutic agents with a specific mechanism of action. Organotin compounds have
Arun Kumar Selvam et al.
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 9(2) (2020-02-09)
Kynurenine aminotransferase 1 (KYAT1 or CCBL1) plays a major role in Se-methylselenocysteine (MSC) metabolism. It is a bi-functional enzyme that catalyzes transamination and beta-elimination activity with a single substrate. KYAT1 produces methylselenol (CH3SeH) via β-elimination activities with MSC as a
Luciano Oehninger et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 42(5), 1657-1666 (2012-11-15)
Metal complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have been widely used in catalytic chemistry and are now increasingly considered for the development of new chemical tools and metal based drugs. Ruthenium complexes of the type (p-cymene)(NHC)RuCl(2) interacted with biologically relevant

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Cellular oxidative stress is countered by enzymatic scavengers and antioxidant modulators against reactive oxygen species damage.

氧化应激,在一部分上,是由多种细胞过程产生的活性氧介导,并由诸如酶清除剂或抗氧化剂调节剂等细胞抗氧化剂机制所控制的。自由基,如活性氧,会通过细胞引起细胞损伤。

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