Properties & Usage
Unit Definition
One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to cleave > 95% of the terminal α-Neu5Ac from 1 nmol Neu5Acα2-3Galβ1- 3GlcNAcβ1-3Galβ1-4Glc-AMC, in 1 hour at 37°C in a total reaction volume of 10 μl. Reaction Conditions
1X GlycoBuffer 1
Incubate at 37°C
1X GlycoBuffer 1
5 mM CaCl2
50 mM sodium acetate
(pH 5.5 @ 25°C)
Storage Buffer
50 mM NaCl
20 mM Tris-HCl
1 mM EDTA
pH 7.5 @ 25°C
Heat Inactivation
65°C for 10 minutes Molecular Weight
Apparent: 74 kDa
Specific Activity
160,000 units/mg Unit Assay Conditions
Two fold dilutions of α2-3 Neuraminidase S are incubated with 1 nmol AMClabeled substrate and 1X GlycoBuffer 1 in a 10 μl reaction. The reaction mix is incubated at 37°C for 1 hour. Separation of reaction products are visualized via thin layer chromatography (1).