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Sigma-Aldrich

Ficin from fig tree latex

powder, ≥0.1 unit/mg solid

Synonym(s):

Debricin, Ficain, higueroxyl delabarre

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CAS Number:
9001-33-6
Enzyme Commission number:
3.4.22.3 (BRENDA, IUBMB)
EC Number:
232-599-1
MDL number:
MFCD00081597
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

biological source

fig tree (latex)

form

powder

specific activity

≥0.1 unit/mg solid

mol wt

23.8 kDa

storage temp.

−20°C

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General description

Extinction Coefficient: E1% = 21.0 (280 nm)
pI: 9.0

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ficin is classified as a thiol protease. It contains a single reactive cysteine at its active site. The amino acid homology of the active site is similar to that of papain. Ficin will cleave proteins at the carboxyl side of Gly, Ser, Thr, Met, Lys, Arg, Tyr, Ala, Asn, and Val. The reported Km for the chromogenic substrate pGlu-Phe-Leu-p-nitroanilide is 0.43 mM. Ficin is inhibited by iodoacetamide, iodoacetic acid, N-ethylmaleimide, mercuric chloride, DFP (diisopropyl fluorophosphate), TLCK (Na-p-Tosyl-lysine chloromethyl ketone), and TPCK (N-Tosyl-L-phenylalanine chloromethyl ketone). Ficin can be used to generate high yielding F (ab′)2 fragments from mouse IgG1.

Unit Definition

One unit will produce a ΔA280 of 1.0 per min at pH 7.0 at 37 °C when measuring TCA soluble products from casein in a final volume of 10 ml (1 cm light path).
The enzyme is soluble in 1 M potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 (0.25 mg/ml), yielding a clear solution.

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GHS08,GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 1

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Yufang Yang et al.
Scientific reports, 7, 43141-43141 (2017-02-23)
Ficin is classified as a sulfhydryl protease isolated from the latex of fig trees. In most cases, a particular enzyme fits a few types of substrate and catalyzes one type of reaction. In this investigation, we found sufficient proofs for
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Journal of immunological methods, 312(1-2), 167-181 (2006-05-06)
The sensitivity of immunosensors is strongly dependent on the amount of immobilised antibodies and their remaining antigen binding properties. The use of smaller and well-oriented antibody fragments as bioreceptor molecules influences the final immunosensor signal. The aim of this study
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Solid-phase RBC adherence (SPRCA) assays (Immucor) detect HLA and/or platelet-specific antibodies. Pretreatment of reagent platelets with enzymes was investigated to determine whether the sensitivity of the assay could be increased. SPRCA testing, following the manufacturer's directions, was performed on 51
H Sekizaki et al.
Amino acids, 34(1), 149-153 (2007-07-10)
The capability of ficin, a cystine protease, to form peptide bonds was investigated using several types of N-Boc-amino acid phenyl and naphthyl esters as acyl donor components. Enzyme-catalyzed peptide synthesis was carried out under optimized reaction conditions of pH, acyl
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A novel cysteine protease inhibitor (Eel-CPI-1) was isolated from the epidermis of the eel. Eel-CPI-1 was shown to bind strongly to both lactose- and carboxymethylated papain-affinity gels. Its molecular mass under reducing condition was determined to be 18 kDa by
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Protocols

Enzymatic Assay of Ficin (EC 3.4.22.3)

This procedure may be used for all Ficin products.

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