β-Amylase from sweet potato
SIGMA/A8781
Synonym: 1,4-α-D-Glucan maltohydrolase
CAS Number: 9000-91-3
EC Number: 232-566-1
MDL Number: MFCD00081391
Product Type: Chemical
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| form | powder |
| greener alternative category | Re-engineered  , |
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| mol wt | ~200,000 |
| packaging | vial of 15 mg |
| Quality Level | 100 |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| Application: | β-Amylase from sweet potato has been used: • as a molecular weight marker in blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) • as a standard for calibration curve preparation in size exclusion chromatography • as a model protein for small-angle X-ray analysis (SAXs) |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | β-Amylase acts on the polysaccharide α(1,4) glycosidic linkages and releases maltose present in the non-reducing ends. Due to its stability, β-Amylase from sweet potato is used in the immobilized enzyme preparation in combination with agarose beads. |
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| General description: | β-Amylase from sweet potato is a tetrameric enzyme with each monomer comprising (α/β) core domain and a C-terminal loop region. It belongs to the glycoside hydrolase family GH14. |
| Packaging: | 1 vial in glass bottle |
| Symbol |  GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H334 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P342 + P311 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 42 |
| Safety Statements | 22-24-36/37 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Storage Temp. | −20°C |
| Enzyme Commission (EC) Number | 3.2.1.2 ( BRENDA  | IUBMB ) |
| UNSPSC | 41106514 |