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Literature summary for 3.2.1.14 extracted from

  • Lundblad, G.; Elander, M.; Lind, J.; Slettengren, K.
    Bovine serum chitinase (1979), Eur. J. Biochem., 100, 455-460.
    View publication on PubMed

Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
Trypsin small amounts, pH 6.4 Bos taurus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
EDTA
-
Bos taurus
Trypsin small amounts, pH more than 7.4 Bos taurus

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
additional information
-
additional information glycol chitin 0.76 mg/ml Bos taurus

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Na+ Na+ restores activity after EDTA treatment Bos taurus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
47000
-
gel filtration Bos taurus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Bos taurus
-
calf
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
1000fold Bos taurus

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
serum
-
Bos taurus
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
-
60000 Hultin Units/mg Bos taurus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
chitin + H2O
-
Bos taurus N,N-diacetylchitobiose + N-acetylglucosamine
-
?
glycol chitin + H2O
-
Bos taurus N-acetylglucosamine + ?
-
?

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
40
-
at pH 1.5 Bos taurus
51
-
at pH 3.5 Bos taurus

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
60
-
activity decreases Bos taurus
65
-
70% loss of activity after 15 min Bos taurus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
1.5 2 glycol chitin Bos taurus
3 6 colloidal chitin Bos taurus

pH Stability

pH Stability pH Stability Maximum Comment Organism
3 6.5
-
Bos taurus