Description
Fatty acid binding proteins are a family of small, highly conserved, cytoplasmic proteins (14-15kDa) that bind long chain fatty acids, their CoA derivatives, billiruben, organic anions and other small hydrophobic molecules. A-FABP (or FABP-4) is a fat cell specific protein that is considered to facilitate the bidirectional flux of fatty acids into and out of the adipocyte in response to insulin and epinephrine. Our recombinant A-FABP comprises a 132 amino acid fragment (1-132) corresponding to the human adipocyte FABP 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