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Sialic Acid Aldolase from Escherichia coli K12

recombinant, expressed in E. coli BL21, ≥3.0 units/mg protein

Synonym(s):

N-Acetylneuraminate lyase, N-Acetylneuraminate pyruvate-lyase (N-acetyl-D-mannosamine-forming)

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About This Item

Enzyme Commission number:
4.1.3.3 (BRENDA, IUBMB)
MDL number:
MFCD00131656
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

recombinant

expressed in E. coli BL21

Quality Level

200

form

lyophilized powder

specific activity

≥3.0 units/mg protein

mol wt

33.4 kDa

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

Sialic acid aldolases, or N-acetylneuraminate lyases, catalyze the reversible aldol cleavage of N-acetylneuraminic acid to form pyruvate and N-acetyl-D-mannosamine. In nature, N-acetylneuraminate lyase mainly occurs in pathogens.

Application

Sialic acid aldolase can be used to synthesize unnatural sugars of C(6) to C(10) for the design of antagonists and inhibitors of glycoenzymes.

Unit Definition

One unit will catalyze the formation of 1.0 μmol Neu-5-Ac from Man-N-Ac and pyruvate per minute at 37°C at pH 8.0.

Physical form

Lyophilized powder containing Tris-HCl and NaCl

Analysis Note

Enzymatic activity assays are performed in Tris-HCl buffer (100 mM, pH 7.5) containing Neu-5-Ac (10 mM) at 37 °C for 15 min and analyzed using capillary electrophoresis with UV detection at 200 nm.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Precautionary Statements

P261 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Guiomar Sánchez-Carrón et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 77(7), 2471-2478 (2011-02-15)
N-Acetylneuraminate lyases (NALs) or sialic acid aldolases catalyze the reversible aldol cleavage of N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) to form pyruvate and N-acetyl-d-mannosamine (ManNAc). In nature, N-acetylneuraminate lyase occurs mainly in pathogens. However, this paper describes how an N-acetylneuraminate lyase was cloned
Chien-Yu Chou et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 286(16), 14057-14064 (2011-01-29)
In a recent directed-evolution study, Escherichia coli D-sialic acid aldolase was converted by introducing eight point mutations into a new enzyme with relaxed specificity, denoted RS-aldolase (also known formerly as L-3-deoxy-manno-2-octulosonic acid (L-KDO) aldolase), which showed a preferred selectivity toward
Jozef Nahálka et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 7(9), 1778-1780 (2009-07-11)
Active inclusion bodies of polyphosphate kinase 3 and cytidine 5'-monophosphate kinase were combined with whole cells that co-express sialic acid aldolase and CMP-sialic acid synthetase. The biocatalytic mixture was used for the synthesis of CMP-sialic acid, which was then converted

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