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Sigma-Aldrich

β-Galactosidase from bovine testes

ammonium sulfate suspension, 1.0-3.0 units/mg protein (modified Warburg-Christian)

Synonym(s):

β-D-Galactoside galactohydrolase

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CAS Number:
9031-11-2
Enzyme Commission number:
3.2.1.23 (BRENDA, IUBMB)
EC Number:
232-864-1
MDL number:
MFCD00130623
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

biological source

bovine

form

ammonium sulfate suspension

specific activity

1.0-3.0 units/mg protein (modified Warburg-Christian)

foreign activity

α- and β-glucosidase ≤0.2%
α-fucosidase ≤0.2%
α-galactosidase ≤0.2%
α-mannosidase ≤0.2%
β-N-acetylglucosaminidase ≤1.0%

storage temp.

2-8°C

Application

β-Galactosidase from bovine testes was used for coupling to Sepharose.

Biochem/physiol Actions

β-galactosidase cleaves lactose into its monosaccharide components, glucose and galactose. It also catalyses the transglycosylation of glucose into allolactose, the inducer of β-galactosidase, in a feedback loop.

Unit Definition

One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 μmole of p-nitrophenyl β-D-galactopyranoside to p-nitrophenol and D-galactopyranose per min at pH 4.4 at 25 °C.

Physical form

Suspension in 3.2 M (NH4)2SO4, pH approx. 5.0

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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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The Journal of biological chemistry, 263(19), 9339-9344 (1988-07-05)
Cloning and sequencing of the human type II insulin-like growth factor (IGF) receptor cDNA revealed an 80% deduced amino acid sequence homology with the bovine cation-independent mannose 6-phosphate (Man-6-P) receptor, suggesting identity of the two receptors (Morgan, D. O., Edman
The purification and properties of beta-galactosidase from bovine testes.
J J Distler et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 248(19), 6772-6780 (1973-10-10)
Staci Rakowiecki et al.
Development (Cambridge, England), 140(8), 1730-1739 (2013-03-15)
The morphogenetic program that shapes the three semicircular canals (SSCs) must be executed with extreme precision to satisfy their complex vestibular function. The SSCs emerge from epithelial outgrowths of the dorsal otocyst, the central regions of which fuse and resorb
D H Juers et al.
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 8(1), 122-136 (1999-04-21)
Beta-galactosidase (lacZ) from Escherichia coli is a 464 kDa homotetramer. Each subunit consists of five domains, the third being an alpha/beta barrel that contains most of the active site residues. A comparison is made between each of the domains and
Hyung Wook Nam et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 33(10), 4329-4338 (2013-03-08)
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