Specific Activity: ~20 units/mg protein (Approximately 40 U/mg enzyme protein at 37 °C and pH 5.5, with N-acetyl-neuraminosyl-D-lactose as the substrate.)
Storage: 2-8°C
UNSPSC Code: 12352204
RIDADR: NONH for all modes of transport
Application:
Neuraminidase has been used:
• to remove cis-acting sialic acids in CHO (chinese hamster ovary) cells
• for deglycosylation studies
General description:
Neuraminidase is an acylneuraminyl hydrolase which hydrolyzes terminal N- or O-acylneuraminic acids which are α2,3-, α2,6-, or α2,8-linked (rate: α2,6 > α2,3 > α2,8) to oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, mucopolysaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. Noteworthy, for the hydrolysis of glycolipids, the presence of a detergent is necessary. Because of the broad substrate specificity, the enzyme is very well suited for the complete removal of sialic acids from glycoconjugates of a wide variety of biological materials (e.g., in cytology, on cell surfaces, viruses etc.).
Other Notes:
For life science research only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
Physical form:
Solution in 50 mM sodium acetate, 154 mM sodium chloride, 9 mM calcium chloride, 0.1% Micr-O-Protect (w/v), human serum albumin, 25 mg/l, pH 5.5. The preparation contains 10 mM EDTA.
Note: The serum used for this preparation was tested for HBs antigen and for the presence of antibodies to HIV-1, HIV-2, HCV, and found to be negative, according to the current quality control procedures.
Specificity:
Hydrolyzes terminal N- or O-acyl-neuraminic acids that are α2,3-, α2,6-, or α2,8-linked to galactose, Hex, NAc, or N- or O-acylated neuraminyl residues in oligosaccharides/glycoconjugates or colominic acid. Relative rate of cleavage is α2,3 >α2,6 >α2,8, determined on bonds in tri- and tetrasaccharides.
Legal Information:
The sale of the Product does not exhaust or grant any rights in third party patents including patents of companies of the F. Hoffmann - La Roche AG group of companies, in particular, for the use of modified antibodies obtained by using the product.