Azurocidin

pDESCRIPTION: The gene for azurocidin is located on the short arm of chromosome 19br /
and is in a cluster with the genes for proteinase 3 and elastase.br /
All three proteins are serine protease homologues; azurocidin, however,br /
lacks enzymatic activity. The importance of azurocidin is its role as abr /
multifunctional inflammatory mediator. It has antimicrobial activity,br /
binds endotoxin and is chemotactic for monocytesbr /
SOURCE: Human neutrophilbr /
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 37,000br /
BUFFER: Salt freebr /
PURITY: gt; 95% by SDS-PAGEbr /
STORAGE: Frozen (-20deg;C)br /
QUALITY CONTROL: Nonreactive and negative for HBsAg, anti-HCV, anti-HBc, andbr /
anti-HIV by FDA-required tests.br /
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