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U1875

Urease from Canavalia ensiformis (Jack bean)

Type III, glycerol solution, 500-800 units/mL

Synonym(s):

Jack bean urease, Urea amidohydrolase

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25 mL
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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
eCl@ss:
32160410
NACRES:
NA.54
EC Number:
MDL number:
Biological source:
Canavalia ensiformis
Concentration:
500-800 units/mL

CZK 3,600.00


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biological source

Canavalia ensiformis

Quality Segment

type

Type III

form

glycerol solution

mol wt

~544620

concentration

500-800 units/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

Subunit molecular weight: ~90,770
Composed of six subunits with total molecular weight: ~544,620
Urease of jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis), a hexamer of a single chain of 840 amino acid residues, is found in plants, bacteria, fungi, algae, and soil. It is considered the first nickel-containing enzyme and the first enzyme to be crystallized. Ureases exist in several isoforms, some are jack bean urease (JBURE-I), canatoxin (CNTX), and JBURE-IIB. JBURE-I is more abundant than the other two isoforms. Ureases are found in mature seeds.

Application

Urease from Canavalia ensiformis (Jack bean) has been used:
  • to assay creatine and creatine phosphate using the sample extracted from the left ventricle (LV) and septal tissue
  • to determine the concentration of urea in a stabilized urine sample
  • as one of the standards to measure the urease activity of plant extracts

Biochem/physiol Actions

In plants, ureases are essential for the bioavailability/metabolism of nitrogen in nature and defense mechanisms. Ureases are metalloenzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of urea to release ammonia a nitrogen source for growth and carbon dioxide. They exhibit internal peptides-mediated insecticidal action and fungicidal activity.
Urease activity has been shown to be inhibited by benzpyrene following exposure to light. This inhibition was due to the effect of benzpyrene on urease′s sulfhydryl groups. [1]

Other Notes

One micromolar unit will liberate 1.0 μmole of NH3 from urea per min at pH 7.0 at 25 °C. It is equivalent to 1.0 I.U. or 0.054 Sumner unit (1.0 mg ammonia nitrogen in 5 minutes at pH 7.0 at 20 °C)

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biological source

Canavalia ensiformis

biological source

Canavalia ensiformis

biological source

Canavalia ensiformis

biological source

Canavalia ensiformis

concentration

500-800 units/mL

concentration

-

concentration

-

concentration

-

form

glycerol solution

form

powder

form

powder

form

powder

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C

mol wt

~544620

mol wt

~544620 Da

mol wt

~544620 Da

mol wt

Mr ~480000

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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  1. How much glycerol is in Urease product no. U1875?

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    1. The specific concentration of glycerol is considered proprietary, but will range from 50 - 70%.

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