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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:
9074-14-0
Enzyme Commission number:
1.8.1.9 (BRENDA, IUBMB)
MDL number:
MFCD00678149
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.32

biological source

rat liver

Quality Level

200

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.

O89049

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

Gene Information

rat ... Txnrd1(58819)

General description

Research area: Cell signaling

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). 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.

Unit Definition

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 Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Jianqiang Xu et al.
Nucleic acids research, 41(21), 9800-9811 (2013-08-29)
Selenoprotein expression in Escherichia coli redefines specific single UGA codons from translational termination to selenocysteine (Sec) insertion. This process requires the presence of a Sec Insertion Sequence (SECIS) in the mRNA, which forms a secondary structure that binds a unique
Tomas Nordman et al.
BioFactors (Oxford, England), 18(1-4), 45-50 (2003-12-30)
Ubiquinol is a powerful antioxidant, which is oxidized in action and needs to be replaced or regenerated to be capable of a sustained effort. This article summarises current knowledge of extramitochondrial reduction of ubiquinone by three flavoenzymes, i.e. lipoamide dehydrogenase
X Peng et al.
Cell death & disease, 4, e881-e881 (2013-10-26)
The low-molecular-weight compound APR-246 (PRIMA-1(MET)) restores wild-type conformation and function to mutant p53, and triggers apoptosis in tumor cells. We show here that APR-246 also targets the selenoprotein thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR1), a key regulator of cellular redox balance. APR-246
James M May et al.
Clinical biochemistry, 40(15), 1135-1142 (2007-08-04)
The reducing capacity of erythrocytes has been used clinically as to estimate resistance to oxidant stress. In this work we targeted the antioxidant capacity of pyridine nucleotide disulfide reductases of these cells by measuring their ability to reduce the disulfide
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
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