Bioactivation of drug candidates resulting in chemically reactive, electrophilic metabolites have always presented a major challenge to pharmaceutical companies. Moreover, the measurement of these metabolites has been hampered by the lack of an effective quantitative method. QA-GSH is a novel new tool... - May 31, 2007
The insulin receptor is a transmembrane receptor that belongs to the tyrosine kinase receptors class. It is a heterotetrameric glycoprotein composed of disulfide-linked subunits in a β-α-α-β configuration. This transmembrane receptor consists of 95kDa β-subunit, a single transmembrane... - May 23, 2007
While West Nile virus (WNV) has had significant outbreaks throughout the world since it was first identified, commercially available assay kits for the detection of WNV protease inhibitors had not been developed until now. With the SensoLyte™ series of WNV Protease Assay Kits AnaSpec, a worldwide... - May 17, 2007
Interleukin-32 (IL-32), whose expression is increased following activation by IL-2, was initially identified as a transcript (NK4) selectively expressed in lymphocytes and NK cells.1 - April 18, 2007
At the 2007 annual conference of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities, AnaSpec presented a technical poster that compared the synthesis of a fluorescent peptide using two types of resins. The results of the poster indicated that the use of an unprotected resin was just as effective as... - April 13, 2007
Utilizing its proprietary HiLyte Fluor™ technology, AnaSpec has introduced dye solutions for far red to NIR imaging. AnaSpec’s HiLyte Fluor™ 647, HiLyte Fluor™ 680, and HiLyte Fluor™ 750 provide AnaSpec with a range of dyes that cover the spectrum. AnaSpec has also introduced... - April 11, 2007
The labeling of proteins and antibodies with fluorescent dyes can play a crucial role in flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry and fluorescent in-situ hybridization techniques. Incorporating its high performance HiLyte Fluor™ dyes in a ready-to-use kit, AnaSpec has introduce its new line of AnaTag™... - April 04, 2007
In an effort to optimize the online experience of its customers, AnaSpec, a worldwide provider of integrated proteomics solutions, has moved its website to a faster, dedicated server. AnaSpec sales & marketing manager, Violeta Rajkovska, MBA, stated, “With the huge number of catalog products... - March 28, 2007
AnaSpec, a worldwide provider of integrated proteomics solutions, announced today that the name of their flagship line of high-performance assay kits has been changed from EnzoLyte to SensoLyte™. AnaSpec sales & marketing manager, Violeta Rajkovska, MBA, noted, “The new name demonstrates... - March 14, 2007
At the annual conference of the American Society for Cell Biology, AnaSpec presented a technical poster documenting improved technology for MMP detection assays. In a previous poster, AnaSpec documented the use of highly sensitive FRET-peptide substrates for MMP detection. The latest poster documented... - December 19, 2006
The substitution of the fluorine in place of hydrogen in building blocks, such as amino acids, has produced molecules with enhanced physiological activities (1-2). Some of these are antibacterial, antihypertensive and antitumoral (3). One reason for the enhanced activity is that fluorine forms a strong... - December 12, 2006
AnaSpec, a leading provider of integrated proteomics solutions, has introduced an extensive new line of reagents and kits for the study of protein phosphorylation.
Cellular phosphorylation is a reversible, covalent modification of a protein or lipid that serves to modify the activity of the phosphorylated... - June 06, 2006