Thrombin is a serine protease which recognizes the consensus sequence Leu-Val-Pro-Arg-Gly-Ser where it cleaves the Arg-Gly bond.

Storage: Store product > -20 ºC. Enzyme is stable for at least 6 months at -20 ºC as undiluted stockMolecular Weight: approx. 37 kDaCAS: 9002-04-4EC: 3.4.21.5

Product Description

Thrombin is a serine protease which recognizes the consensus sequence Leu-Val-Pro-Arg-Gly-Ser where it cleaves the Arg-Gly bond. Thrombin is supplied at a nominal concentration of 500 US units/mL in HEPES buffer (NaCl, HEPES, 0.02% NaN3), 50% glycerol (v/v).

While commercial sources may contain other proteases, Echelon’s Thrombin is highly purified and selectively cleaves affinity tags from recombinant fusion proteins, that have a thrombin cleavage site, reliably and without secondary protease effects.