TDO Inhibitor Screening Assay Kit -384

Catalog #
72036
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Size: 384 reactions
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Description

The TDO Inhibitor Screening Assay Kit is designed to measure TDO enzyme inhibition. The TDO Inhibitor Screening Assay Kit is simple to use. Inhibitor and enzyme are added to a sample containing L-Trp substrate. After a room temperature incubation, activity is measured by measuring the absorption of reaction product at  = 320-325 nm.

Synonyms
TDO2, tryptophan 2,3 dioxygenase, activity assay kit
Product Info
Storage and Usage
Citations
Assay Kit Format
Colorimetric - UV Spectrophotometry
Supplied As
The kit comes in a convenient format, with enough reaction solution and enzyme to perform a total of 400 reactions.
Format
Catalog
Number

Component

Amount

Storage
71195 TDO, His-Tag 100 µg -80°C Avoid
freeze/
thaw 
cycles!
73005 TDO Reaction Solution 4 x 10 ml -80°C
73006 TDO Assay Buffer 2 x 1 ml -80°C
UV transparent 384-well plate 1 Room Temp.
UniProt #
P48775
Background
L-tryptophan (L-Trp) is an essential amino acid necessary for protein synthesis in mammalian cells and the L-Trp to kynurenine (Kyn) pathway is firmly established as a key regulator of innate and adaptive immunity. Catabolism of L-Trp to Kyn maintains an immunosuppressive microenvironment by starving immune cells of L-Trp and releasing degradation products of L-Trp that have immunosuppressive functions. Tryptophan 2,3 dioxygenase (TDO) is upregulated in many tumors, providing cancer cells with an avenue for immune evasion.
References

Li, J.S., et al. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. 2007 Feb; 64(2): 74–87.