A synthetic peptide for use as a blocking control in assays to test for specificity of CA1 antibody, Alternative Names: Carbonic Anhydrase I control peptide, Carbonic Anhydrase I antibody Blocking Peptide, Anti-Carbonic Anhydrase I Blocking Peptide, CA1 Blocking Peptide, Car1 Blocking Peptide, Carbonate dehydratase I Blocking Peptide, Carbonic anhydrase 1 Blocking Peptide, Carbonic anhydrase B Blocking Peptide, Carbonic dehydratase Blocking Peptide, ECK0125 Blocking Peptide, yadF Blocking Peptide
Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are a large family of zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. They participate in a variety of biological processes, including respiration, calcification, acid-base balance, bone resorption, and the formation of aqueous humor, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, and gastric acid. They show extensive diversity in tissue distribution and in their subcellular localization. CA1 is closely linked to CA2 and CA3 genes on chromosome 8, and it encodes a cytosolic protein which is found at the highest level in erythrocytes.