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U1500

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Urease from Canavalia ensiformis (Jack bean)

Type III, powder, 15,000-50,000 units/g solid

Synonym(s):

Jack bean urease, Urea amidohydrolase

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CAS Number:
Enzyme Commission number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
eCl@ss:
32160410
NACRES:
NA.54
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biological source

Canavalia ensiformis

Quality Level

type

Type III

form

powder

specific activity

15,000-50,000 units/g solid

mol wt

~544620 Da

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing

storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

Subunit molecular weight: ~90,770
Composed of six subunits with total molecular weight: ~544,620
Urease is a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea to ammonia and carbon dioxide, with initial conversion to carbamate, and the carbamate breaks down further, on hydrolysis, into ammonia and to carbonic acid / carbonate. Urease is a metalloenzyme that contains nickel as a co-factor. Urease occurs naturally in plants, fungi, and certain bacteria. James B. Sumner first isolated urease from jack bean in 1926.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Urease from Canavalia ensiformis functions as an insecticide by the release of a toxic small peptide cleaved by proteases found in the gut of insects. [1]

Unit Definition

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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Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1


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Fernanda Stanisçuaski et al.
Journal of insect physiology, 55(3), 255-263 (2009-01-06)
Ureases are metalloenzymes that are widespread among plants, fungi and bacteria. Urease isoforms (jack bean urease-JBU and canatoxin) from Canavalia ensiformis seeds are toxic to insects and fungi, suggesting a role in plant defense. The entomotoxic effect is due to
Xiang-Zhen Yan et al.
Macromolecular bioscience, 14(7), 1004-1014 (2014-04-02)
The aim of this study is to optimize enzymatic control over gelation of chitosan-based hydrogels for the delivery of periodontal ligament cells (PDLCs). The results reveal that the gelation time, strength, and degradation rate of the chitosan hydrogels can be
Sun-Il Kim et al.
Microorganisms, 10(1) (2022-01-22)
Ammonia from livestock manure reacts with chemical components discharged from various emission sources to produce airborne particulate matter. This study aimed to investigate a novel effective microbial agent to suppress ammonia gas emitted from manure. Both isolated L12I and 12III
Jungyeon Kim et al.
PloS one, 15(3), e0230072-e0230072 (2020-03-18)
In the urinary metabolomics for finding biomarkers in urine, owing to high concentrations of urea, for chromatography-based metabolomic analysis, urea needed to be degraded by urease. This urease pretreatment has been the key step of sample preparation for standard urinary
Karl Norris et al.
Marine drugs, 18(6) (2020-06-06)
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    1. The smallest package size available for this item is 20,000 units. The activity varies from lot to lot and may range from 15,000 - 50,000 units per gram. The 20,000 unit package size may contain 1.25 - 2.5 grams of powder.

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