α-Amylase (Thermostable) (Bacillus sp.)
$337.30
α-Amylase (Thermostable) (Bacillus sp.)
MANUFACTURER: MEGAZYME
PRODUCT CODE: E-BSTAA
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Description
Description
α-Amylase (Thermostable) (Bacillus sp.)
| Content: | 10 mL; 3,000 U/mL |
| Shipping Temperature: | Ambient |
| Storage Temperature: | 4oC |
| Formulation: | In 50% (v/v) glycerol plus 0.02% sodium azide |
| Physical Form: | Solution |
| Stability: | > 1 year under recommended storage conditions |
High purity α-Amylase (Thermostable) (Bacillus sp.) for use in research, biochemical enzyme assays and in vitro diagnostic analysis. This enzyme is considerably more thermostable than related enzymes such as the heat stable α-amylase (Bacillus licheniformis,).
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Specification
| Enzyme Activity: | α-Amylase |
| EC Number: | 3.2.1.1 |
| CAZy Family: | GH13 |
| CAS Number: | 9000-90-2, 9000-85-5 |
| Synonyms: | alpha-amylase; 4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase |
| Source: | Bacillus sp. |
| Molecular Weight: | 58,000 |
| Concentration: | Supplied at ~ 3,000 U/mL |
| Expression: | Purified from Bacillus sp. |
| Specificity: | Hydrolysis of α-1,4 glucosidic linkages in linear α-1,4 glucan (e.g. amylose regions in starch). |
| Specific Activity: | ~ 170 U/mg (40oC, pH 6.5 on Ceralpha reagent) |
| Unit Definition: | One Unit of α-amylase activity is defined as 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) at pH 6.5 and 40oC. |
| Temperature Optima: | 100oC |
| pH Optima: | 7 |
| Application examples: | For use in carbohydrate research. |
