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C3389

Acetylcholinesterase from Electrophorus electricus (electric eel)

Type VI-S, lyophilized powder, 200-1,000 units/mg protein

Synonym(s):

AChE, Acetylcholine acetylhydrolase, Cholinesterase, Acetyl

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.77
EC Number:
232-559-3
MDL number:
EC Number:
Specific activity:
200-1,000 units/mg protein

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type

Type VI-S

Quality Level

form

lyophilized powder

specific activity

200-1,000 units/mg protein

mol wt

280 kDa

composition

Protein, ≥45% biuret

solubility

20 mM Tris HCl buffer, pH 7.5: soluble 1.0 mg/mL, clear(lit.)

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing

storage temp.

−20°C

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General description

Molecular Weight: 280 kDa
Isoelectric Point: 5.5
Extinction Coefficient: E1% = 18.0 (280 nm)

Acetylcholinesterase from Electrophorus electricus is a tetramer composed of 4 equal subunits of 70 kDa each. Each subunit contains one active site. The enzyme is a glycoprotein containing hexosamines.

Application

The enzyme from sigma has been used as a reference to to evaluate the effect of aspartame metabolites on hippocampal acetylcholinesterase activity.[1] The enzyme has also been used in immobilization studies for the rapid detection of acetylthiocholine chloride.[2]

Biochem/physiol Actions

Major degradative enzyme for acetylcholine in vivo. Converts acetylcholine + H2O to choline + acetic acid.

Physical form

Lyophilized powder containing Tris buffer salts

Preparation Note

This enzyme dissolves in 20 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 7.5 at 1 mg/mL concentration, yielding a clear solution.

Analysis Note

The activity obtained using acetylcholine as substrate is 30-100 times that obtained with butyrylcholine, using acetylcholinesterase from electric eel.

Other Notes

One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 μmole of acetylcholine to choline and acetate per min at pH 8.0 at 37 °C.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Gabriela Villalta et al.
Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 10(6) (2021-07-03)
The essential oil (EO) of Salvia leucantha Cav. was isolated by steam distillation of the aerial parts collected in the South of Ecuador. Its physical properties were evaluated and the chemical composition of the oil was determined by GC-MS and
Makar Makarian et al.
Journal of molecular structure, 1247 (2022-03-01)
In an effort to develop new therapeutic agents to treat Alzheimer's disease, a series of donepezil-based analogs were designed, synthesized using an environmentally friendly route, and biologically evaluated for their inhibitory activity against electric eel acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme. In vitro
Jingming Gong et al.
Biosensors & bioelectronics, 24(7), 2285-2288 (2008-12-30)
We developed a simple strategy for designing a highly sensitive electrochemical biosensor for organophosphate pesticides (OPs) based on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) immobilized onto Au nanoparticles-polypyrrole nanowires composite film modifid glassy carbon electrode (labeled as AChE-Au-PPy/GCE). Where, the generated Au nanoparticles (AuNPs)
Dan Du et al.
Biosensors & bioelectronics, 25(11), 2503-2508 (2010-05-18)
A simple method to immobilize acetylcholinesterase (AChE) on polypyrrole (PPy) and polyaniline (PANI) copolymer doped with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was proposed. The synthesized PAn-PPy-MWCNTs copolymer presented a porous and homogeneous morphology which provided an ideal size to entrap enzyme
Giuseppe Uras et al.
Frontiers in neuroscience, 15, 691222-691222 (2021-07-20)
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by disrupted memory, learning functions, reduced life expectancy, and locomotor dysfunction, as a result of the accumulation and aggregation of amyloid peptides that cause neuronal damage in neuronal circuits. In the current study

Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
C3389-2KU04061835543335
C3389-10KU04061835543328
C3389-500UN04061835555918

Questions

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  1. How can I store this enzyme after dissolving it in Tris Buffer for long term?

    1 answer
    1. While long term stability studies have not been conducted, stock solutions of this material are expected to be stable for at least 6 months, when stored at 2-8°C. Note that product C0663, Acetylcholinesterase from Erythrocytes, a solution prepared in HEPES buffer pH 8.0 w/0.1% TRITON® X-100, is assigned a retest date of approximately 2 years from the date of Quality Release. This item is stored at 2-8°C.

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  2. Could you please provide the Uniprot accession number for this product? Also, in general, it would be very helpful if this information were included for any items in your catalog that are proteins. Thanks!

    1 answer
    1. UniProt number O42275 is for Protein Acetylcholinesterase, Organism Electrophorus electricus (Electric eel) (Gymnotus electricus).

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  3. The bottle mentions the concentration as 200-1000 U/mg. What exact concentration should we consider for calculation purposes?

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    1. The exact concentration is listed on the lot specific Certificate of Analysis. Please see the sample certificate of analysis: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/certificates/COFA/C3/C3389/C3389-BULK________SLCJ8803__.pdf

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