| Description: |
Procalcitonin is a peptide hormone mainly produced by
the C cells of the thyroid and certain endocrine cells of
the lung. Under normal expression conditions,
procalcitonin is immediately cleaved into three specific
fragments, an N terminal residue, calcitonin and
katacalcin. Levels of unprocessed procalcitonin rise
significantly after bacterial infection, trauma or shock.
RANDOX recombinant procalcitonin comprises a 114
amino acid fragment (3-116) corresponding to the
unprocessed procalcitonin protein and is expressed in E.
coli with an amino-terminal hexahistidine tag. This
product is for research use only and is not intended for
diagnostic or therapeutic use.
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