| Cat# | DIA-498 |
| Source | Porcine pancreas |
| Description | High purity α-amylase from porcine pancreas for use in research, biochemical enzyme assays and in vitro diagnostic analysis. |
| Form | Powder |
| CAS No. | 9000-90-2 |
| Activity | ~ 75,000 U/g (40 °C, pH 6.9 on Ceralpha reagent) |
| Unit Definition | One unit of α-amylase activity 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 6.9 and 40 °C. |
| Storage | Below -10 °C |
| Synonyms | α-amylase; 4-α-D-glucan glucanohydrolase |
| Enzyme Commission Number | EC 3.2.1.1 |
| Stability | > 1 year under recommended storage conditions |
| Optimum pH | 6.9 |
| Optimum temperature | 50 °C |
| Molecular Weight | 54000 Da |
| Specificity | Endo-hydrolysis of α-1,4-D-glucosidic linkages in starch. |
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