C2399

Collagenase from Clostridium histolyticum

0.2 μm filtered, high purity, purified by chromatography, Type VII-S, ≥4 FALGPA units/mg solid, ≥700 CDU/mg solid (CDU = collagen digestion units)

• Synonym(s): Clostridiopeptidase A
• CAS Number: 9001-12-1
• UNSPSC Code: 12352204
• NACRES: NA.54
• EC Number: 232-582-9
• MDL number: MFCD00130830
• EC Number: 3.4.24.3 (BRENDA, IUBMB)
• Specific activity: ≥4 FALGPA units/mg solid, ≥700 CDU/mg solid (CDU = collagen digestion units)

Properties

• Quality Level: 200
• sterility: 0.2 μm filtered
• form: lyophilized powder
• specific activity: ≥4 FALGPA units/mg solid, ≥700 CDU/mg solid (CDU = collagen digestion units)
• purified by: chromatography
• solubility: TESCA buffer (50 mM TES, 0.36 mM Calcium chloride, pH 7.4): soluble 0.05-0.1 mg/mL at 37 °C
• storage temp.: −20°C

Description

Application

Collagenase has been used in the preparation of arterial tissue for the study of Advanced Glycosylation End Products (AGE). The enzyme has also been used along with other proteases for the disaggregation of human tumor, mouse kidney, human brain, lung epithelium and many other tissues. It is also effective in liver and kidney perfusion studies, digestion of pancreas, and isolation of nonparenchymal hepatocytes.

Collagenase from Clostridium histolyticum has been used:

• to induce intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in mice
• to digest collagen 3D gels for immunofluorescence
• to cause focal blood extravasation and hemorrhage in mouse

Biochem/physiol Actions

Collagenase is activated by four gram atom calcium per mole enzyme. It is inhibited by ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether) - N, N, N′,N′-tetraacetic acid, beta-mercaptoethanol, glutathione, thioglycolic acid and 8-hydroxyquinoline.

Effective release of cells from tissue requires the action of both collagenase enzymes and the neutral protease. Collagenase is activated by four gram atom calcium (Ca²⁺) per mole enzyme. The culture filtrate is thought to contain at least 7 different proteases ranging in molecular weight from 68-130 kDa (pH optimum: 6.3-8.8). The enzyme recognizes the sequence -R-Pro-8-X-Gly-Pro-R-, where X is most often a neutral amino acid.

Clostridium histolyticum contains two classes of collagenases. Clostridial collagenases are more effective than mammalian collagenases. It cleaves at multiple cleavage sites within the collagen triple helix. Clostridial collagenases are involved in bacterial invasion in gas gangrene.

Preparation Note

Prepared from Type VII (C0773). A stock solution may be prepared by dissolving 0.05-0.1 mg of collagenase in one mL of 50 mM TES buffer containing 0.36 mM calcium chloride (TESCA), pH 7.4 at 37 °C.

Other Notes

One collagen digestion unit (CDU) liberates peptides from collagen from bovine achilles tendon equivalent in ninhydrin color to 1.0 μmole of leucine in 5 hours at pH 7.4 at 37 °C in the presence of calcium ions. One FALGPA hydrolysis unit hydrolyzes 1.0 μmole of furylacryloyl-Leu-Gly-Pro-Ala per min at 25°C. One Neutral Protease unit hydrolyzes casein to produce color equivalent to 1.0 μmole of tyrosine per 5 hr at pH 7.5 at 37°C. One Clostripain Unit hydrolyzes 1.0 μmole of BAEE per min at pH 7.6 at 25°C in the presence of DTT.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS08,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H315,H319,H334,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves