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T8778

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Trehalase from porcine kidney

buffered aqueous glycerol solution, ≥1.0 units/mg protein

Synonym(s):

α,α-Trehalose glucohydrolase

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

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

specific activity

≥1.0 units/mg protein

concentration

0.5-10.0 mg/mL protein (BCA)

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

Trehalase is a glycosidase that occurs in many forms and is found in all tissues. It belongs to the glycoside hydrolase 37 (GH37) family of the carbohydrate-active enzyme (CAZy) classification.
Trehalose is the main haemolymph sugar in most insects and is potentially a prime target for an invading pathogenic fungus.

Application

Trehalase has been used:
  • in a study to assess changes in carbohydrate metabolism in Plasmopara viticola-infected grapevine leaves
  • in a study to investigate growth arrest by trehalose-6-phosphate
  • to quantify the intracellular trehalose in Lactobacillus casei cells

Biochem/physiol Actions

Trehalase catalyzes the hydrolysis of trehalose to produce two glucose units. It mediates flight metabolism, molting induced chitin production and tolerance towards cold temperature.

Unit Definition

One unit will convert 1.0 μmole of trehalose to 2.0 μmoles of glucose per min at pH 5.7 at 37 °C (liberated glucose determined at pH 7.5).

Physical form

Solution in 50% glycerol containing 1% Triton X-100 and 25 mM potassium phosphate, pH 6.5

Legal Information

Triton is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company or an affiliated company of Dow

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Davide Bini et al.
Beilstein journal of organic chemistry, 8, 514-521 (2012-04-18)
A small set of nojirimycin- and pyrrolidine-based iminosugar derivatives has been synthesized and evaluated as potential inhibitors of porcine and insect trehalases. Compounds 12, 13 and 20 proved to be active against both insect and porcine trehalases with selectivity towards
Jie Chen et al.
PloS one, 5(4), e10133-e10133 (2010-04-21)
Trehalase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes trehalose to yield two glucose molecules, plays a pivotal role in various physiological processes. In recent years, trehalase proteins have been purified from several insect species and are divided into soluble (Tre-1) and membrane-bound (Tre-2)
Trehalose-hydrolysing enzymes of Metarhizium anisopliae and their role in pathogenesis of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta
Xia Y, Clarkson JM, Charnley AK.
J. Invert. Path., 80(3), 139-147 (2012)
Yu Sasano et al.
Journal of bioscience and bioengineering, 113(5), 592-595 (2012-01-28)
Freeze tolerance is a necessary characteristic for industrial baker's yeast because frozen-dough baking is one of the key technologies for supplying oven-fresh bakery products to consumers. Both proline and trehalose are known to function as cryoprotectants in yeast cells. In
Jiangnan Luo et al.
PloS one, 9(6), e99732-e99732 (2014-06-14)
A set of 14 insulin-producing cells (IPCs) in the Drosophila brain produces three insulin-like peptides (DILP2, 3 and 5). Activity in IPCs and release of DILPs is nutrient dependent and controlled by multiple factors such as fat body-derived proteins, neurotransmitters

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