ACO1 has a part in an iron sensor. ACO1 catalyzes the stereo-specific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, a non-redox-active process.
ACO1 produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 912 amino acids (1-889a.a.) and having a molecular mass of 100.8kDa.
ACO1 is fused to a 23 amino acid His-tag at N-terminus & purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.