PCT/Procalcitonin

CALC1, CALCA, Calcitonin 1, calcitonin gene-related peptide 1, CGRP, Katacalcin, Procalcitonin

Procalcitonin (PCT) belongs to a group of related proteins including calcitonin gene-related peptides I and II, amylin, adrenomodulin and calcitonin (CAPA peptide family). Mature PCT is expressed as a 116 amino acid (aa) protein which is subsequently cleaved into 3 parts: a 57 aa pro-region, a 32 aa Calcitonin peptide and a 21 aa Katacalcin peptide. PCT is a peptide precursor of the hormone calcitonin, the latter being involved with calcium homeostasis. PCT is produced by parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid and by the neuroendocrine cells of the lung and the intestine. But its level is related to the severity of bacterial sepsis, it is considered to be one of the earliest and most specific markers of sepsis.

Approximately 12.8 kDa.

Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.

>98% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.