| Cat# | DIA-496 |
| Source | Bacillus licheniformis |
| Description | High purity α-amylase (Bacillus licheniformis) for use in research, biochemical enzyme assays and in vitro diagnostic analysis. |
| Form | Stabilised solution |
| ECNumber | 3.2.1.1 |
| Activity | ~ 55 U/mg (40 °C, pH 6.5 on Ceralpha reagent) |
| CAS No. | 9000-90-2, 9000-85-5 |
| Optimum temperature | 75 °C |
| Stability | > 4 years at 4 °C |
| Unit Definition | One unit of α-amylase is the amount of enzyme required to release one µmole of p-nitrophenol from blocked p-nitrophenyl-maltoheptaoside per minute (in the presence of excess α-glucosidase) at pH 6.0 and 40 °C. |
| Storage | 2–8 °C |
| Synonyms | α-amylase; 4-α-D-glucan glucanohydrolase |
| Molecular Weight | 58000 Da |
| Specificity | Endo-hydrolysis of α-1,4-D-glucosidic linkages in starch. |
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