General description
La peroxidasa de rábano picante se aísla de las raíces de rábano picante (Amoracia rusticana) y pertenece al grupo de ferroprotoporfirina de las peroxidasas. La HRP es un polipéptido monocatenario que contiene cuatro puentes bisulfuro. Es una glucoproteína que contiene un 18 % de carbohidratos. La composición de los carbohidratos consiste en galactosa, arabinosa, xilosa, fucosa, manosa, manosamina y galactosamina dependiendo de la isoenzima específica. Su peso molecular (~44 kDa) incluye la cadena polipeptídica (33 890 dalton), la hemina más Ca2+ (~700 dalton) y los carbohidratos (~9 400 dalton). Existen al menos siete isoenzimas de la HRP. El punto isoeléctrico de las isoenzimas de la peroxidasa de rábano picante oscila entre 3,0 y 9,0.
Application
Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is isolated from horseradish roots (Amoracia rusticana). 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. Horseradish peroxidase, product P8250, has been used to study nonoral antigens in inflamed gingiva and Ebola virus glycoprotein toxicity.
The enzyme has been used as a comparison during the peroxidase assay of extract from mature tall fescue leaf blades. It has also been used to measure H2O2 production.
Biochem/physiol Actions
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. 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. Sodium azide, cyanide, L-cystine, dichromate, ethylenethiourea, hydroxylamine, sulfide, vanadate, p-aminobenzoic acid, and Cd2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Fe3+, Mn2+, Ni2+, Pb2+ ions are found to inhibit the enzyme activity.
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.
Quality
Preliminary work shows it to contain at least five isoenzymes.
Unit Definition
Una unidad de pirogalol formará 1,0 mg de purpurogalina a partir de pirogalol en 20 segundos a pH 6,0 a 20 °C.
Analysis Note
La RZ (Reinheitszahl) es la relación de absorbancia A403/A275 determinada a 0,5-1,0 mg/ml en agua desionizada. Es una medida del contenido de hemina, no de la actividad enzimática. Incluso preparaciones con RZ elevada pueden tener una actividad enzimática baja.