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Designing a Western blot for Aldehyde oxidase? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the AOX1 Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for Aldehyde oxidase? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the AOX1 IHC GuideFacts about Aldehyde oxidase.
Participates in the bioactivation of prodrugs like famciclovir, catalyzing the oxidation step from 6-deoxypenciclovir to penciclovir, which is a potent antibacterial agent. May be a prominent source of superoxide generation via the one-electron reduction of molecular oxygen.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | AOX1 |
| Uniprot: | Q06278 |
| Entrez: | 316 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| xanthine dehydrogenase family |

Aldehyde Oxidase 1; aldehyde oxidase; AOAOH1; AOX1; EC 1.2.3.1
Mass (kDA):
147.918 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2q33.1 |
| Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (200585952..200677064) |
Abundant in liver, expressed in adipose tissue and at lower levels in lung, skeletal muscle, pancreas. In contrast to mice, no significant gender difference in AOX1 expression level (at protein level).
Cytoplasm.




PMID: 8248161 by Wright R.M., et al. cDNA cloning, characterization, and tissue-specific expression of human xanthine dehydrogenase/xanthine oxidase.
PMID: 11302742 by Ichida K., et al. Mutation of human molybdenum cofactor sulfurase gene is responsible to classical xanthinuria type II.