E0127
Elastase from porcine pancreas
Type III, lyophilized powder, Protein 55-85 %, ≥4.0 units/mg protein
Synonym(s):
Elastase from hog pancreas, Pancreatopeptidase E
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UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54
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type
Type III
form
lyophilized powder
specific activity
≥4.0 units/mg protein
mol wt
25.9 kDa
composition
Protein, 55-85%
solubility
200 mM Tris HCl buffer, pH 8.8: soluble 1.0 mg/mL, clear
storage temp.
−20°C
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Application
Elastase from porcine pancreas has been used in a study to identify a novel bone/calcium metabolism-regulating factor in porcine pancreas. Elastase from porcine pancreas has also been used in a study to investigate the effect of a specific synthetic inhibitor of neutrophil elastase (ONO-5046) on the course of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis in dogs.
Elastase from porcine pancreas has been used in the proteolytic cleavage of UMP synthase (Uridine-5′-monophosphate synthase). It has also been used along with collagenase to disperse tissue into single cells from the thoracic media, abdominal aortic media and intima of rabbit.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Elastase hydrolyses elastin, the specific protein of elastic fibers, and digests hemoglobin, casein and fibrin.
Elastase is a single polypeptide chain of 240 amino acid residues and contains four disulfide bridges. The molecular mass is approximately 25.9 kDa. The enzyme is synthesized as an inactive zymogen, proelastase, which is converted to the active form by limited proteolysis at the N-terminal by trypsin. It is a serine protease with broad specificity. It cleaves protein at the carboxyl side of small hydrophobic amino acids such as Ile, Gly, Ala, Ser, Val, and Leu. The enzyme also hydrolyzes amides and esters such as N-Benzoyl-L-alanine methyl ester. The pH optimum is found to be 8.0-8.5. It does not require any activator, but it is inhibited by diisopropyl fluorophosphate, phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride, α2-macroglobulin, α1-antitrypsin, sulfonyl fluorides, p-dinitrophenyl diethylphosphate and high salt concentrations. Elastase is extensively used in tissue and cell dissociation procedures. It is effective in the isolation of Type II lung cells.
Packaging
Package size based on protein content
Quality
Contains trypsin activity
Unit Definition
One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 μmole of N-succinyl-L-Ala-Ala-Ala-p-nitroanilide per min, pH 8.0 at 25 °C.
Physical form
Contains sodium carbonate.
Preparation Note
2x crystallized and chromatographically purified
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inhibitor
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Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
Target Organs
Respiratory system
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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