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Phosphoglucose Isomerase from Bacillus stearothermophilus

lyophilized powder, 300-1,000 units/mg protein

Synonym(s):

D-Glucose-6-phosphate ketol-isomerase, PGI, Phosphosaccharomutase

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

form

lyophilized powder

Quality Level

specific activity

300-1,000 units/mg protein

mol wt

189 kDa

composition

Protein, ≥60% biuret

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

The enzyme is part of the glycolytic pathway. Also, it is important in the industrial production of fructose 1,6-diphosphate (FDP) from glucose. The molecular mass is found to be approximately 189 kDa and it consists of four subunits, each with a molecular mass of approximately 50 kDa. Optimum pH is found to be between 9-10 and the isoelectric point is 4.2.

Application

Phosphoglucose Isomerase (PGI) is an enzyme crucial for the interconversion of D-glucose 6-phosphate and D-fructose 6-phosphate. PGI is responsible for the second step of glycolysis and is involved in glucogenesis. It is highly conserved in bacteria and eukaryotes. It is used in sugar assays to convert fructose to glucose. This product is from Bacillus stearothermophilus.
The enzyme from Sigma has been used in the determination of fructose 6-phosphate in a mutant strain of Rhizobium meliloti.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Phosphoglucose Isomerase fuctions as an isomerase, neuroleukin, autocrine motility factor, and a differentiation and maturation mediator.

Unit Definition

One unit will convert 1.0 μmole of D-fructose 6-phosphate to D-glucose 6-phosphate per min at pH 9.0 at 30 °C.

Physical form

lyophilized powder containing Tris buffer

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Signal Word

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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A Arias et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 137(1), 409-414 (1979-01-01)
A mutant strain of complex phenotype was selected in Rhizobium meliloti after nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis. It failed to grow on mannitol, sorbitol, fructose, mannose, ribose, arabitol, or xylose, but grew on glucose, maltose, gluconate, L-arabinose, and many other carbohydrates. Assay showed
The Kinetics and Mechanism of a Reaction Catalyzed by Bacillus stearothermophilus Phosphoglucose Isomerase.
Widjaja A, et al.
Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering, 86(3), 324-331 (1998)
Veera Kainulainen et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 194(10), 2509-2519 (2012-03-06)
Glutamine synthetase (GS) and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) were identified as novel adhesive moonlighting proteins of Lactobacillus crispatus ST1. Both proteins were bound onto the bacterial surface at acidic pHs, whereas a suspension of the cells to pH 8 caused their
Monica Totir et al.
PloS one, 7(2), e32498-e32498 (2012-03-07)
Structural biology and structural genomics projects routinely rely on recombinantly expressed proteins, but many proteins and complexes are difficult to obtain by this approach. We investigated native source proteins for high-throughput protein crystallography applications. The Escherichia coli proteome was fractionated
Simone Frédérique Brenière et al.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 6(5), e1650-e1650 (2012-06-12)
The current persistence of Triatoma infestans (one of the main vectors of Chagas disease) in some domestic areas could be related to re-colonization by wild populations which are increasingly reported. However, the infection rate and the genetic characterization of the

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