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P7173

Sigma-Aldrich

Pyruvate Carboxylase from bovine liver

buffered aqueous glycerol solution, 5-25 units/mg protein (BCA)

Synonym(s):

Pyruvate:CO2 ligase (ADP-forming)

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CAS Number:
Enzyme Commission number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.26

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

specific activity

5-25 units/mg protein (BCA)

concentration

≥0.5 mg/mL

foreign activity

lactic dehydrogenase ≤0.5%

storage temp.

−20°C

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Application

Pyruvate is critical for gluconeogenesis, lipogenesis, glyceroneogenesis, neurotransmitter biosynthesis and glucose-induced insulin, and is used to study these processes.
The enzyme from Sigma has been used as a positive control during the assay of pyruvate carboxylase activity in cell-free extracts of Corynebacterium glutamicum.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pyruvate carboxylase catalyzes the carboxylation of pyruvate to oxaloacetate. Pyruvate carboxylase is a mitochondrial protein that has a biotin prosthetic group that requiries magnesium or manganese and acetyl CoA.

Unit Definition

One unit will convert 1.0 μmole of pyruvate and CO2 to oxalacetate per min at pH 7.8 at 30 °C.

Physical form

Solution in 50% glycerol containing 0.05 M Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, 2 mM magnesium acetate and 1 mM EDTA.

Preparation Note

Affinity purified

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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H M White et al.
Journal of dairy science, 95(3), 1249-1256 (2012-03-01)
Expression of mRNA for pyruvate carboxylase (PC) is elevated at calving and during other physiological states when plasma NEFA concentrations are increased. The objective of this study was to determine the direct effects of fatty acids on expression of PC
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Biochemistry, 51(41), 8208-8217 (2012-09-19)
Mutation of Arg427 and Arg472 in Rhizobium etli pyruvate carboxylase to serine or lysine greatly increased the activation constant (K(a)) of acetyl CoA, with the increase being greater for the Arg472 mutants. These results indicate that while both these residues
Xiaoxia Yin et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 96(6), 1527-1537 (2012-06-09)
In previous research, a thiamine-auxotrophic yeast for alpha-ketoglutaric acid (KGA) overproduction was screened in our laboratory and named Yarrowia lipolytica WSH-Z06 (CCTCC no. M207143). However, the high concentration of by-products (mainly pyruvate) limited its application on an industrial scale. To
Philip Lee et al.
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