Reference-grade research compound
GDF-8 95%
Recombinant growth/differentiation factor 8 (GDF-8 / myostatin), the disulfide-linked mature homodimer
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PDB 5JI1
- Scientific name
- Recombinant growth/differentiation factor 8 (GDF-8 / myostatin), the disulfide-linked mature homodimer
- Sequence
- —
- Length
- 109-mer
- Molecular formula
- Recombinant homodimeric protein (~25 kDa)
- Molecular weight
- 25000.00 g/mol
- Form
- lyophilized
- Vial size
- 1 mg
- Storage
- Store lyophilized powder at −20 °C, desiccated and protected from light. Stable for 24 months.
- Batch HPLC purity
- 99.2%
Description
Recombinant growth/differentiation factor 8 (myostatin), supplied as the mature 109-residue carboxy-terminal domain assembled into the disulfide-linked bioactive homodimer of the TGF-β superfamily. Used in vitro as a reference compound in SMAD signaling and myoblast differentiation assay model systems. Supplied as a lyophilized solid at 95% purity.
Storage and stability
Store lyophilized powder at −20 °C, desiccated and protected from light. Stable for 24 months.
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