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A2404

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Alcohol Oxidase solution from Pichia pastoris

buffered aqueous solution, 10-40 units/mg protein (biuret)

Synonym(s):

Alcohol:oxygen oxidoreductase

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CAS Number:
9073-63-6
Enzyme Commission number:
1.1.3.13 (BRENDA, IUBMB)
MDL number:
MFCD00130452
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

form

buffered aqueous solution

specific activity

10-40 units/mg protein (biuret)

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

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General description

Alcohol oxidase (AOX) is a homo-octamer, which has a molecular weight of 600-kDa. It has eight flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) cofactors. It belongs to the glucose-methanol-choline (GMC) oxidoreductase family.

Application

Alcohol Oxidase may be used to study protein translocation into peroxisomes. Product A2404 is from Pichia pastoris. It has been used for the bacterial expression and immunological verification of Hv-p68 cDNA clones .
Alcohol Oxidase solution from Pichia pastoris has been used in cotton pectin methylesterase (PME) enzyme assay. It has also been used to immobilize onto polyaniline (PANI) film as a visual biosensor in dip-stick format for the determination of ethanol in fermented beverage samples.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Alcohol oxidase catalyzes the oxidation of short-chain, primary, aliphatic alcohols to their respective aldehydes. It has the highest affinity for methanol. Alcohol oxidase is involved in the metabolism of methanol, which is important for yeasts that utilize methanol as their sole energy source. Alcohol oxidase is primarily found in the peroxisome but may be present in the cytoplasm as well.

Unit Definition

One unit will oxidize 1.0 μmole of methanol to formaldehyde per min at pH 7.5 at 25 °C.

Physical form

Solution in 30% sucrose with 0.1 M phosphate buffer at pH 8.0

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

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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A simple visual ethanol biosensor based on alcohol oxidase immobilized onto polyaniline film for halal verification of fermented beverage samples
Kuswandi B, et al.
Sensors, 14(2), 2135-2149 (2014)
A I Soldevila et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 276(7), 4652-4661 (2000-11-01)
We have cloned and sequenced a novel alcohol oxidase (Hv-p68) from the filamentous fungus Helminthosporium (Cochliobolus) victoriae that copurifies with mycoviral double-stranded RNAs. Sequence analysis revealed that Hv-p68 belongs to the large family of FAD-dependent glucose methanol choline oxidoreductases and
Structure of alcohol oxidase from Pichia pastoris by cryo-electron microscopy
Vonck J, et al.
PLoS ONE, 11(7), e0159476-e0159476 (2016)
Pectin methylesterase and pectin remodelling differ in the fibre walls of two gossypium species with very different fibre properties
Liu Q, et al.
PLoS ONE, 8(6), e65131-e65131 (2013)
Henry Temple et al.
Nature plants, 8(6), 656-669 (2022-06-11)
Polysaccharide methylation, especially that of pectin, is a common and important feature of land plant cell walls. Polysaccharide methylation takes place in the Golgi apparatus and therefore relies on the import of S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) from the cytosol into the
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Protocols

Enzymatic Assay of Alcohol Oxidase (EC 1.1.3.13)

To measure alcohol oxidase activity, this assay uses 2,2′-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) and a continuous spectrophotometric rate determination at 405 nm.

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