Anti-PGD antibodies are used in the immunodetection of the protein phosphogluconate dehydrogenase. In humans, the canonical protein has a reported length of 483 amino acid residues and a mass of 53.1 kDa. Its subcellular localization is in the cytoplasm. Up to 2 different isoforms have been reported for this protein. It is notably widely expressed in many tissue types. A member of the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase protein family, Pgd is known to catalyze the oxidative decarboxylation of 6-phosphogluconate to ribulose 5-phosphate and CO(2), with concomitant reduction of NADP to NADPH. Synonyms for this target antigen include 6PGD and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, decarboxylating. PGD gene orthologs have been reported in the mouse, rat, bovine, frog, zebrafish, chimpanzee and chicken species. A number of Pgd antibodies have been mentioned in research publications and have associated citations. Western Blot is a widely used application for these antibodies. ELISA, Immunocytochemistry, Immunofluorescence, and Immunohistochemistry are also common applications.