AnaSpec this week launched the SensoLyte 520 Beta-Secretase Assay Kit for amyloid-related research. The kit was developed using a fluorescence resonance energy transfer peptide, HiLyte Fluor 488-Glu-Val-Asn-Leu-Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Lys(QXL 520)-OH. The company last week released 26 new peptides for drug discovery research. They include stromal target antigen, leuprolide acetate, and mCRAMP.
Epicentre Biotechnologies launched the PeriPreps Periplasting kit this week for solubilization of the outer membrane of E. coli cells, permitting rapid extraction of proteins from periplasmic space.