Human Sphingosine kinase 2 (GenBank Accession No. AF245447), full length
MW 69.5kD, expressed in an Baculovirus infected Sf9 cell expression system.
Specific Activity: 20 U/ug. Sphingosine kinase activity was determined using D- erythro-sphingosine and [ -32P]ATP as substrates at pH 7.4 and 30 degrees C. A unit of sphingosine kinase activity is defined as the amount of enzyme required to produce 1pmol of S1P/min.
Assay buffer: 50mM HEPES, pH 7.4, 150mM NaCl, 5mM MgCl2, 1mM DTT, 3uM Na-orthovanadate, 0.5mM ATP, 4uM D-erythro-sphingosine, and 1ug/ml sphingosine kinase 2.
Application: useful for the study of enzyme kinetics, screening inhibitors, and selectivity profiling.
Stability: >6 months at