This ALDOS Sandwich ELISA Kit is an in-vitro enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the measurement of samples in rat serum, plasma, tissue homogenates or other biological fluids..
Applications
ELISA
Reactivity
Rat
Sensitivity
0.063ng/mL
Detection Limit
0.156-10ng/mL
Note
STRICTLY FOR FURTHER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH USE ONLY (RUO). MUST NOT TO BE USED IN DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS.
Product Properties
Storage Instruction
Store the unopened kit in the fridge at 2-8°C for up to 6 months. Once opened store individual kit contents according to components table provided with the kit.
serum, plasma, tissue homogenates or other biological fluids.
Additional Info
Tissue Specificity
Adrenal cortex.
Post Translational Modifications
Function
A cytochrome P450 monooxygenase that catalyzes the biosynthesis of aldosterone, the main mineralocorticoid responsible for salt and water homeostasis. Catalyzes three sequential oxidative reactions of 11-deoxycorticosterone (21-hydroxyprogesterone), namely 11-beta hydroxylation, followed by two successive oxidations at C18 yielding 18-hydroxy and then 18-oxo intermediates (that do not leave the enzyme active site during the consecutive hydroxylation reactions), and end with the formation of aldosterone. Can also produce 18-hydroxycortisol and 18-oxocortisol, derived from successive oxidations of cortisol at C18, normally found at very low levels, but significantly increased in primary aldosteronism, the most common form of secondary hypertension. Mechanistically, uses molecular oxygen inserting one oxygen atom into a substrate and reducing the second into a water molecule. Two electrons are provided by NADPH via a two-protein mitochondrial transfer system comprising flavoprotein FDXR (adrenodoxin/ferredoxin reductase) and nonheme iron-sulfur protein FDX1 or FDX2 (adrenodoxin/ferredoxin). Could also be involved in the androgen metabolic pathway.
