α-Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae)
$433.67
α-Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae)
MANUFACTURER: MEGAZYME
PRODUCT CODE: E-ANAAM
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Description
α-Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae)
| Content: | 20,000 Units |
| Shipping Temperature: | Ambient |
| Storage Temperature: | 2-8oC |
| Formulation: | In 3.2 M ammonium sulphate |
| Physical Form: | Suspension |
| Stability: | > 1 year under recommended storage conditions |
High purity α-Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae) for use in research, biochemical enzyme assays and in vitro diagnostic analysis.
| Enzyme Activity: | α-Amylase |
| EC Number: | 3.2.1.1 |
| CAZy Family: | GH13 |
| CAS Number: | 9000-90-2 |
| Synonyms: | alpha-amylase; 4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase |
| Source: | Aspergillus oryzae |
| Molecular Weight: | 54,000 |
| Concentration: | Supplied at ~ 1,000 CU/mL |
| Expression: | From Aspergillus oryzae |
| Specificity: | endo-hydrolysis of α-1,4-D-glucosidic linkages in starch. |
| Specific Activity: | ~ 120 U/mg (40oC, pH 5.4 on Ceralpha Reagent) |
| Unit Definition: | One Unit of α-amylase is the amount of enzyme required to release one µmole of p-nitrophenol from blocked p-nitrophenyl-maltoheptaoside per minute (in the presence of excess α-glucosidase), pH 5.4 at 40oC, and is termed a Ceralpha Unit. |
| Temperature Optima: | 50oC |
| pH Optima: | 5 |
| Application examples: | For use in Megazyme Starch Damage method. |
