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P3627

Sigma-Aldrich

Phosphatase, Acid from wheat germ

≥0.4 unit/mg solid

Synonym(s):

(Orthophosphoric-monoester phosphohydrolase [acid optimum] ), Acid Phosphatase from wheat germ

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CAS Number:
Enzyme Commission number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
eCl@ss:
42010102
NACRES:
NA.54

form

powder

Quality Level

specific activity

≥0.4 unit/mg solid

mol wt

58 kDa by gel filtration

storage temp.

−20°C

InChI

1S/C6H10O2/c1-3-4-8-5-6(2)7/h1,6-7H,4-5H2,2H3

InChI key

GZCWLCBFPRFLKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Acid phosphatase (APase) non-specifically catalyzes the hydrolysis of monoesters and anhydrides of phosphoric acid to produce inorganic phosphate. It is used to study the production, transport, and recycling of phosphate and the metabolic and energy transduction processes of the cell. Product P3627 is from wheat germ and has been used to determine the effect of phosphatase treatment on 3F3/2 staining.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Plant acid phosphatase (APase) is localized in cytosol, vacuoles, and cell walls. Plant acid phosphatase is important for phosphate acquisition to mobilize organic phosphates in the soil. Phosphate starvation induces acid phosphatase generation. Acid phosphatase originates from the aleurone and scutellar tissues during germination. It hydrolyzes phytins, ATP, protein phosphates and nucleotide phosphates. It has a role in general metabolic reactions. Wheat embryo APase consists of four isoenzymes. The molecular mass of wheat germ APase is 58 kDa (gel filtration), the pH Optimum is 5.7, the pH Range is 4.0–7.0 and the optimal temperature is 45 °C.

Quality

Contains lipase

Unit Definition

One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 μmole of p-nitrophenyl phosphate per min at pH 4.8 at 37 °C.

Preparation Note

Prepared essentially by method of Singer, T.P., J. Biol. Chem., 174, 11 (1948).

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Health hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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H G Yu et al.
The Journal of cell biology, 145(3), 425-435 (1999-05-04)
We have identified a maize homologue of yeast MAD2, an essential component in the spindle checkpoint pathway that ensures metaphase is complete before anaphase begins. Combined immunolocalization of MAD2 and a recently cloned maize CENPC homologue indicates that MAD2 localizes
Zuzana Novotná et al.
FEBS letters, 554(1-2), 50-54 (2003-11-05)
Phospholipase D (PLD) forms the major family of phospholipases that was first discovered and cloned in plants. In this report we have shown, for the first time, that C2 phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2)-dependent PLD(s) from 5 day hypocotyls of Brassica oleracea associated
Yueming Liang et al.
Frontiers in microbiology, 11, 571209-571209 (2020-12-18)
phoD-harboring microorganisms facilitate mineralization of organic phosphorus (P), while their role in the regulation of soil P turnover under P-limited conditions in Pinus massoniana plantations is poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of
Kinsley C French et al.
Biochemistry, 51(51), 10127-10136 (2012-12-12)
PAPf39, a 39-residue peptide fragment from human prostatic acidic phosphatase, has been shown to form amyloid fibrils in semen (SEVI), which increase HIV infectivity by up to 5 orders of magnitude. The sequence of the PAPf39 fibrillar core was identified
Ran Yanovich et al.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 471(4), 1365-1372 (2012-12-15)
With bone resorption rates greater than formation, stress fracture pathogenesis plausibly involves bone remodeling imbalance. If this is the case, one would anticipate serum levels of bone turnover markers would be higher in patients with stress fractures than in those

Protocols

Enzymatic Assay of Acid Phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.2)

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