Description

• General description: Native carboxypeptidase B catalyzes the release of C-terminal from basic amino acids, arginine, lysine, or ornithine from polypeptides. Inhibited by EDTA and other Zn2+ chelators.
• Warning: Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)
• Unit Definition: One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that will hydrolyze 1.0 µmol of Hip-Arg per min at 25°C, pH 7.7.
• Physical form: Lyophilized from 360 µM HEPES, 1.41 µM zinc chloride, 1.41 mg/ml Trehalose, pH 7.4.
• Reconstitution: Following reconstitution aliquot and freeze (-20°C). Stock solutions are stable for up to 6 months at -20°C.
• Other Notes: Folk, J.E. 1970. Methods Enzymol.19, 504.
• Legal Information: CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany