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Trypsinogen from bovine pancreas

essentially salt-free, lyophilized powder, ≥10,000 BAEE units/mg protein (E1%/280, after activation to trypsin)

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.56

biological source

bovine pancreas

Assay

85-100% (UV)

form

essentially salt-free, lyophilized powder

specific activity

≥10,000 BAEE units/mg protein (E1%/280, after activation to trypsin)

mol wt

23,981 Da by calculation

technique(s)

mass spectrometry (MS): suitable

solubility

H2O: soluble 10 mg/mL

UniProt accession no.

storage temp.

−20°C

Gene Information

bovine ... TRYP8(282603)

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General description

Trypsinogen is a proenzyme (zymogen) that is activated to form trypsin. It is synthesized in the pancreas and activated by enterokinase once it reaches the lumen of the small intestine. Bovine trypsinogen is a single polypeptide chain of 229 amino acids that is cross linked by six disulfide bridges. Enterokinase cleaves a hexapeptide to from the NH2 terminus of trypsinogen at the Lys6 - Ile7 peptide bond and activates it. Trypsin, thus formed, autocatalytically activates more trypsinogen to trypsin. This native form of trypsin is called β-trypsin, which undergoes autolysis at Lys131 - Ser132 resulting in α-trypsin that is held together by disulfide bridges. Trypsin is a serine protease with His46 and Ser183 at the active site. The pH optimum of trypsin is 7 - 9.

Application

Trypsinogen from bovine pancreas is suitable for use in:
  • the secondary structure analysis of proteins in H2O solution using single-pass attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FT-IR) microscopy
  • tuning and calibration of electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight (ESI-Q-TOF) mass spectrometer
  • the secondary structure analysis of proteins by infrared (IR) spectroscopy
  • SDS-PAGE as a molecular weight standard (24kDa)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Phytic acid complexed with calcium has been shown to increase the secretion of trypsinogen unable to be cleaved for activation. It also reduced the stabilization effect of calcium on activated trypsin. The active form of trypsinogen, referred to as trypsin, cleaves peptides on the C-terminal side of lysine and arginine amino acid residues. It also hydrolyzes ester and amide linkages of synthetic derivatives of amino acids such as, benzoyl L-arginine ethyl ester (BAEE), p-toluenesulfonyl-L-arginine methyl ester (TAME), etc.

Unit Definition

One BAEE unit is equal to a ΔA253 of 0.001 per min with BAEE as substrate at pH 7.6 at 25 °C and a reaction volume of 3.2 mL (1 cm light path).

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Health hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Keil B, et al.
The Enzymes, 3, 250-275 null
Evidence for an active center histidine in trypsin through use of a specific reagent, 1-chloro-3-tosylamido-7-amino-2-heptanone, the chloromethyl ketone derived from Nα-tosyl-L-lysine.
Shae E, et al.
Biochemistry, 4, 2219-2224 (1965)
Trypsinogens and trypsins of various species.
Walsh K A, et al.
Methods in Enzymology, 19, 41-63 (1970)
An effect of calcium ions on the activity, heat stability, and structure of trypsin.
T Sipos et al.
Biochemistry, 9(14), 2766-2775 (1970-07-07)
TRYPSINOGEN AND CHYMOTRYPSINOGEN AS HOMOLOGOUS PROTEINS.
K A WALSH et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 52, 884-889 (1964-10-01)

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