Leptin, His Tag, human recombinant (rHuLeptin-His)

May function as part of a signaling pathway that acts to regulate the size of the body fat depot. An increase in the level of LEP may act directly or indirectly on the CNS to inhibit food intake and/or regulate energy expenditure as part of a homeostatic mechanism to maintain constancy of the adipose mass. (www.uniprot.org) Produced in E.coli as a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 120 amino acids (fragment 48-167) and having a His tag.