Function
Cytosolic dehydrogenase that catalyzes the irreversible oxidation of a wide range of aldehydes to their corresponding carboxylic acid. Functions downstream of retinol dehydrogenases and catalyzes the oxidation of retinaldehyde into retinoic acid, the second step in the oxidation of retinol/vitamin A into retinoic acid. This pathway is crucial to control the levels of retinol and retinoic acid, two important molecules which excess can be teratogenic and cytotoxic (Probable).
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Cytoplasm, cytosol; Cell projection, axon
Tissue Specificity: Expressed in retina. Expressed in lens and cornea (at protein level). Expressed by midbrain dopamine neurons
Pathway: Cofactor metabolism; retinol metabolism
Product Specifications
Recombinant Mouse Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (Aldh1a1) is a recombinant protein from Mus musculus (Mouse), expressed in Yeast, covering amino acids 2-501aa, with N-terminal 6xHis-tagged tag, molecular weight 56.3kDa, purity Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications. Explore more Enzyme proteins →
