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Hyaluronidase from sheep testes

Type V, lyophilized powder, ≥1,500 units/mg solid

Synonym(s):

Hyaluronate 4-glycanohydrolase, Hyaluronoglucosaminidase

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CAS Number:
37326-33-3
Enzyme Commission number:
3.2.1.35 (BRENDA, IUBMB)
EC Number:
253-464-3
MDL number:
MFCD00131351
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

biological source

sheep testis

type

Type V

form

lyophilized powder

specific activity

≥1,500 units/mg solid

mol wt

55 kDa

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing

storage temp.

−20°C

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General description

Hyaluronidase is present in high amount in testis as it aids fertilization of the mammalian egg. Mammalian hyaluronidase has a catalytic epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like domain and a C-terminal cysteine rich region.

Application

Hyaluronidase has been used:
  • as a component of enzyme mix for the isolation of sertoli and germ cells from seminiferous tubules
  • in the pre-treatment of deparaffinized adenomas sections for immunohistochemistry
  • in the digestion of umbilical cord blood vessel for the generation of umbilical cord stromal stem cell lines

Biochem/physiol Actions

Hyaluronidase from sheep testis is commercially used to depolymerise hyaluronic acid and chondroitin-sulphate in connective tissue and cartilage respectively.
These enzymes randomly cleave β-N-acetylhexosamine-(1−4)-glycosidic bonds in hyaluronic acid, chondroitin, and chondroitin sulfates.

Unit Definition

One unit will degrade 0.75 μg of the polysaccharide hyaluronic acid per minute at pH 5.35 at 37 ºC (as measured by turbidimetric absorbance (λ: 600nm) when complexed with BSA after 45 minutes).

Other Notes

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Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H334

Precautionary Statements

P261 - P284 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Structure of human hyaluronidase-1, a hyaluronan hydrolyzing enzyme involved in tumor growth and angiogenesis
Chao KL, et al.
Biochemistry, 46(23), 6911-6920 (2007)
Isolation of Sertoli cells from adult rat testes: an approach to ex vivo studies of Sertoli cell function
Anway MD, et al.
Biology of Reproduction, 68(3), 996-1002 (2003)
Human umbilical cord stromal stem cell express CD10 and exert contractile properties
Farias VA, et al.
Placenta, 32(1), 86-95 (2011)
Cartilage-specific matrix protein chondromodulin-I is associated with chondroid formation in salivary pleomorphic adenomas: immunohistochemical analysis
Kusafuka K, et al.
The American Journal of Pathology, 158(4), 1465-1472 (2001)
Yan Liang et al.
Scientific reports, 7(1), 12148-12148 (2017-09-25)
Meniscus fibrochondrocytes (MFCs) may be the optimal cell source to repair non-healing meniscus injuries using tissue engineering strategies. In this study, we investigated the effects of mitotic divisions and oxygen tension on the plasticity of adult human MFCs. Our assessment
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Enzymatic Assay of Hyaluronidase (3.2.1.35)

To measure hyaluronidase activity, a turbidimetric determination assay is used at 600 nm. One unit of hyaluronidase activity will cause a change in absorbance of 0.330 per minute at pH 5.35 at 37 °C.

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