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Clostripain from Clostridium histolyticum

≥20 units/mg solid

Synonym(s):

Clostridiopeptidase B, Proteinase from Clostridium histolyticum

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CAS Number:
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UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

form

lyophilized powder

specific activity

≥20 units/mg solid

mol wt

15.4 kDa
41.7 kDa

impurities

salt, essentially free

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

Clostripain from Clostridium histolyticum has been used as a proteolytic enzyme in perfusate to detect its effect on tube hematocrit. It has also been used in limited proteolysis of DNA polymerase (gp43) of phage T4 (RB69 gp43).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Clostripain from Clostridium histolyticum is composed of two polypeptide chains, with molecular masses of 41.7 kDa and 15.4 kDa. Clostripain has a highly restricted substrate specificity for Arg-Xaa peptide bonds. Therefore, clostripain has been explored as a potential enzyme for protein sequencing purposes. It has also been studied as a catalyst for condensation of pharmaceutically important peptides containing Arg-Pro bonds.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Quality

Purified, essentially salt-free

Unit Definition

One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 μmole of BAEE per min at pH 7.6 at 25 °C in the presence of 2.5 mM DTT.

Analysis Note

The enzyme must be activated for 2-3 hours before use by dissolving in 2.5 mM dithiothreitol containing 1.0 mM calcium acetate.

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Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

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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Andrew K Ottens et al.
Journal of neurochemistry, 104(5), 1404-1414 (2007-11-27)
Neurotrauma, as in the case of traumatic brain injury, promotes protease over-activation characterized by the select fragmentation of brain proteins. The resulting polypeptides are indicators of biochemical processes, which can be used to study post-injury dynamics and may also be
Maria Baranyi et al.
The Journal of dairy research, 70(2), 189-197 (2003-06-13)
Acid-precipitated rabbit 'whole casein' was digested by trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin, and clostripain to screen for possible peptides with antibacterial properties. The peptide fragments were separated by reversed-phase chromatography. The collected fractions were pooled and their antibacterial properties tested against Escherichia
V Witte et al.
Microbiology (Reading, England), 140 ( Pt 5), 1175-1182 (1994-05-01)
Clostripain-specific antibodies were used to analyse the maturation of clostripain prepro-enzyme and core protein heterologously synthesized in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. Core protein purified from E. coli cells harbouring plasmid pHM3-23 underwent calcium-dependent, self-triggered maturation. Concomitantly, the inactive form
Chang-Kyu Kim et al.
Journal of biotechnology, 131(3), 346-352 (2007-09-05)
In this study, the clostripain gene was modified and its signal sequence was replaced with that of penicillin G acylase (PGA). The core clostripain protein fused to the PGA signal peptide was also prepared. With regard to the expression of
Ozlem Doğan Ekici et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 47(8), 1889-1892 (2004-04-02)
Aza-peptide Michael acceptors are a new class of irreversible inhibitors that are highly potent and specific for clan CD cysteine proteases. The aza-Asp derivatives were specific for caspases, while aza-Asn derivatives were effective legumain inhibitors. Aza-Lys and aza-Orn derivatives were

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