Cat No.
NATE-1263
Description
Alpha-galactosidase is a glycoside hydrolase enzyme that hydrolyses the terminal alpha-galactosyl moieties from glycolipids and glycoproteins. It is encoded by the GLA gene. Two recombinant forms of alpha-galactosidase are called agalsidase alfa (INN) and agalsidase beta (INN).
Abbr
GLA, Recombinant (Green coffee beans)
Alias
GLA
Source
E. coli
Species
Green coffee bean
Form
20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 50 mM
NaCl and 1 mM EDTA
Bio-activity
71,000 units/mg
Concentration
8,000 units/ml
Molecular Mass
39700 daltons
Unit Definition
One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to cleave > 95% of the terminal, α-D-galactose from 1 nmol Galα1-3Galβ1-4Gal- 7-amino-4-methyl-coumarin (AMC), in 1 hour at 37°C in a total reaction volume of 10 μl.
Synonyms
Alpha-Galactosidase; Galactosidase; EC 3.2.1.22; GLA; GALA; melibiase; α-D-galactosidase; α-galactosidase A; α-galactoside galactohydrolase
