
Y1004-500 a-Factor Mating Pheromone by Zymo Research is a farnesylated dodecapeptide supplied at 1 mg/ml in methanol, 500 µl, purity ≥80% HPLC, MW 1630 Da. Induces G1 arrest and mating response in S. cerevisiae MATα cells; working concentration 0.5 µg/ml for BAR1Δ strains. Store at −20°C short-term or below −70°C long-term. MBP is a registered vendor for Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Vanderbilt University, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and many more leading research institutes, serving labs across the United States, Canada, and internationally.