Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(2)

Key Documents

View All Documentation

Safety Information

A6306

Sigma-Aldrich

Agarase from Pseudomonas atlantica

lyophilized powder, ≥5,000 units/mg protein (Lowry)

Synonym(s):

β-Agarase, Agarose 4-glycanohydrolase

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(2)

About This Item

CAS Number:
37288-57-6
Enzyme Commission number:
3.2.1.81 (BRENDA, IUBMB)
MDL number:
MFCD00130365
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
eCl@ss:
42040102
NACRES:
NA.26

biological source

bacterial (Pseudomonas atlantica)

Quality Level

200

form

lyophilized powder

specific activity

≥5,000 units/mg protein (Lowry)

storage temp.

2-8°C

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Unit Definition

One unit will produce 1.0 μg of reducing sugar (measured as D-galactose) from agar per min at pH 6.0 at 40 °C.

Physical form

Product is formulated with phosphate buffered salts, bovine serum albumin and Agarase. Total protein content ranges between 10 – 30% w/w.

Other Notes

View more information on enzymes for complex carbohydrate analysis at www.sigma-aldrich.com/enzymeexplorer

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

JAN Code

A6306-1KU:
A6306-1KU-PW:
A6306-BULK:
A6306-VAR:
A6306-5KU:
A6306-5KU-PW:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Seungwoo Lee et al.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology, 21(11), 1116-1122 (2011-12-01)
In this study, site-directed mutagenesis was performed on the β-agarase AgaA gene from Zobellia galactanivorans to improve its catalytic activity and thermostability. The activities of three mutant enzymes, S63K, C253I, and S63K-C253I, were 126% (1,757.78 U/mg), 2.4% (33.47 U/mg), and
Effects of temperature, light level, photoperiod, and ammonium concentration on Pyropia leucosticta (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) from the Northwest Atlantic
Lindsay Gree
Journal of Applied Phycology (2015)
?-Agarases I and II from Pseudomonas atlantica
Lora M
FEBS Journal (1983)
Young Joon Rhee et al.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology, 20(10), 1378-1385 (2010-10-30)
A novel agarolytic bacterium KY-YJ-3, producing extracellular agarase, was isolated from the freshwater sediment of the Sincheon River in Daegu, Korea. On the basis of gram-staining data, morphology, and phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rDNA sequence, the isolate was identified
Uyangaa Temuujin et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 92(4), 749-759 (2011-06-10)
The DagA product of Streptomyces coelicolor is an agarase with a primary translation product (35 kDa) of 309 amino acids, including a 30-amino acid signal peptide. Although dagA expression in Streptomyces lividans under the control of its own set of
View All Related Papers

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service