Application
Used for the hydrolysis of glucuronide conjugates in urinary metabolite analysis
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?-Glucuronidase was used in the study of Cer-?-glucuronide synthesis and evaluation of ?-glucuronidase(s) from Escherichia coli or intestinal segments to release the head group.
Effective in the hydrolysis of steroid glucuronides.
General description
?-Glucuronidase is a tetramer belonging to the glycosidase family with a molecular weight of 29 kDa. It is composed of 74 kDa identical monomers. The pI and optimal pH of the enzyme is 4.8 and 6-7 respectively.
Packaging
25000, 100000 units in poly bottle
Physical form
β-glucuronidase is used as a reporter gene in GUS assays to monitor gene expression.
Highly purified solution in 50% glycerol
Unit Definition
One Sigma or modified Fishman unit will liberate 1.0 µg of phenolphthalein from phenolphthalein glucuronide per hr at 37 °C at the pH 6.8 (30 min assay).