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Sigma-Aldrich

Carbonic Anhydrase Isozyme II from bovine erythrocytes

lyophilized powder, ≥2,000 W-A units/mg protein

Synonym(s):

Carbonate Dehydratase, Carbonate Hydrolyase, Carbonic Anhydrase II

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CAS Number:
Enzyme Commission number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

form

lyophilized powder

Quality Level

specific activity

≥2,000 W-A units/mg protein

pI 

~5.4

storage temp.

−20°C

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Application

Carbonic anhydrase from sigma has been used for the analysis of thermodynamic stability of the enzyme. The enzyme has also been used to generate CD4+ T cell lines specific for carbonic anhydrase during the study of autoimmune pancreatitis in rat.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Carbonic anhydrase is a zinc metalloenzyme that has a molecular weight of approximately 30,000 Da. The enzyme catalyzes the hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid. It is involved in vital physiological and pathological processes such as pH and CO2 homeostasis, transport of bicarbonate and CO2, biosynthetic reactions, bone resorption, calcification, and tumorigenicity. Therefore, this enzyme is an important target for inhibitors with clinical applications in pathologies such as glaucoma, epilepsy and Parkinson′s disease.

Unit Definition

One Wilbur-Anderson (W-A) unit will cause the pH of a 0.02 M Trizma buffer to drop from 8.3 to 6.3 per min at 0 °C. (One W-A unit is essentially equivalent to one Roughton-Booth unit.)

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

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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Todd S Davidson et al.
The American journal of pathology, 166(3), 729-736 (2005-03-04)
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), a recently defined disease of unknown etiology, is characterized by inflammatory infiltrates in the pancreas with conspicuous involvement of the ducts. The disease clinically manifests in humans as epigastric pain, weight loss, and jaundice. This report describes
Daumantas Matulis et al.
Biochemistry, 44(13), 5258-5266 (2005-03-30)
ThermoFluor (a miniaturized high-throughput protein stability assay) was used to analyze the linkage between protein thermal stability and ligand binding. Equilibrium binding ligands increase protein thermal stability by an amount proportional to the concentration and affinity of the ligand. Binding
Yuzhu Bian et al.
Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology, 41(1), 60-68 (2013-01-26)
Even though erythrocytes transport both oxygen and carbon dioxide, research on blood substitutes has concentrated on the transport of oxygen and its vasoactivity and oxidative effects. Recent study in a hemorrhagic shock animal model shows that the degree of tissue
Barend Andre Stander et al.
PloS one, 7(12), e52205-e52205 (2013-01-10)
Antimitotic compounds are still one of the most widely used chemotherapeutic anticancer drugs in the clinic today. Given their effectiveness against cancer it is beneficial to continue enhancing these drugs. One way is to improve the bioavailability and efficacy by
Alessio Papi et al.
PloS one, 8(1), e54968-e54968 (2013-02-02)
Cancer stem cell biology is tightly connected to the regulation of the pro-inflammatory cytokine network. The concept of cancer stem cells "inflammatory addiction" leads to envisage the potential role of anti-inflammatory molecules as new anti-cancer targets. Here we report on

Protocols

Objective: To standardize a procedure for the enzymatic assay of Carbonic Anhydrase (EC 4.2.1.1) for Wilbur-Anderson Units.

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