Branched-chain ?-keto acid dehydrogenase E1 component ? chain (BCKDHA) is a member of the BCKDHA family. The BCKD (branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase) complex is an inner mitochondrial enzyme complex which catalyzes the second major step in the catabolism of the branched-chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine. This complex consists of 3 catalytic components: a heterotetrameric (alpha2-beta2) branched-chain alpha-keto acid decarboxylase (E1), a dihydrolipoyl transacylase (E2), and a dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (E3). Mutations in the BCKDHA gene result in maple syrup urine disease, type IA.
BCKDHA Human Recombinant fused with a 21 amino acid His tag at N-terminus produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 421 amino acids (46-445 a.a.) and having a molecular mass of 47.8kDa. The BCKDHA is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.