Peroxydase from horseradish

La peroxydase de raifort (HRP, de l′anglais horseradish peroxidase) est isolée des racines de raifort (Armoracia rusticana) et appartient au groupe des peroxydases de type ferroprotoporphyrine. La HRP est un polypeptide à une seule chaîne qui comporte quatre ponts disulfure. Il s′agit d′une glycoprotéine contenant 18 % de glucides. Selon l′isozyme, les glucides peuvent inclure les constituants suivants : galactose, arabinose, xylose, fucose, mannose, mannosamine et galactosamine. Le poids moléculaire de la peroxydase de raifort (env. 44 kDa) inclut la chaîne polypeptidique (33,890 Daltons), l′hémine plus Ca²⁺ (env. 700 Daltons) et les glucides (env. 9,400 Daltons). Au moins sept isozymes existent. Le point isoélectrique des isozymes de peroxydase de raifort se situe dans une plage de 3,0 à 0,9.

HRP is a single chain polypeptide containing four disulfide bridges. It is a glycoprotein containing 18% carbohydrate. The carbohydrate composition consists of galactose, arabinose, xylose, fucose, mannose, mannosamine, and galactosamine depending upon the specific isozyme. Its molecular weight (~44 kDa) includes the polypeptide chain (33,890 Daltons), hemin plus Ca²⁺ (~700 Daltons), and carbohydrate (~9,400 Daltons). At least seven isozymes of HRP exist. The isoelectric point for horseradish peroxidase isozymes ranges from 3.0 - 9.0.

Peroxidase from horseradish has been used to initiate peroxidase-coupled assay. It has also been used in the preparation of β-galactosidase (β-gal) stock solution.

Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is isolated from horseradish roots (Amoracia rusticana) and belongs to the ferroprotoporphyrin group of peroxidases. It is used in biochemistry applications such as western blots, ELISA and Immunohistochemistry. Horseradish peroxidase is used to amplify a weak signal and increase detectability of a target molecule, such as a protein. Product P8415, type XII, is an essentially salt free lyophilized powder. It is a further purification of product P8375. It is commonly used to determine amounts of glucose and peroxides in solution. It has been used in an aspergillus fumigatus rapid susceptibility assay.

The enzyme has been used to determine H₂O₂ production in tobacco BY-2 cells using a spectrofluorimetric method.

HRP readily combines with hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and the resultant [HRP-H₂O₂] complex can oxidize a wide variety of hydrogen donors. The optimal pH is 6.0-6.5 and the enzyme is most stable in the pH range of 5.0-9.0. HRP can be conjugated to antibodies by several different methods including glutaraldehyde, periodate oxidation, through disulfide bonds, and also via amino and thiol directed cross-linkers. It is smaller and more stable than the enzyme labels β-galactosidase and alkaline phosphatase and hence, it is the most desired label. Also, its glycosylation leads to lower non-specific binding. It is also used for the determination of glucose and peroxides in solution.

When incubated with a substrate, horseradish peroxidase produces a coloured, fluorimetric, or luminescent derivative of the labeled molecule, allowing quantification. Horseradish peroxidase has been shown to slightly reduce the level of inhibition in a cydAB mutant. Known inhibitors are sodium azide, cyanide, L-cystine, dichromate, ethylenethiourea, hydroxylamine, sulfide, vanadate, p-aminobenzoic acid, and Cd²⁺, Co²⁺, Cu²⁺, Fe³⁺, Mn²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Pb²⁺ ions.

Chromatographically purified

La valeur RZ (Reinheitszahl) est le rapport d′absorbance A₄₀₃/A₂₇₅ mesuré à 0,5-1,0 mg/ml dans de l′eau désionisée. C′est une mesure de la teneur en hémine, plutôt que de l′activité enzymatique. Il est possible que des préparations présentant une valeur RZ élevée aient une faible activité enzymatique.

Preliminary isoelectric focusing data indicates this is primarily isoenzyme C

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Une unité de pyrogallol forme 1,0 mg de purpurogalline à partir de pyrogallol en 20 sec à pH 6,0 et 20 °C.

A further purification of Peroxidase TypeVI (P8375).