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A8936

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Alanine Racemase from Bacillus stearothermophilus

lyophilized powder, ≥10 IU/mg solid

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lyophilized powder

specific activity

≥10 IU/mg solid

mol wt

Mr 78 kDa (2 subunits 39 kDa each)

storage temp.

−20°C

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Application

Alanine racemase is used to convert L-alanine into D-alanine. Alanine racemase, from Sigma, has been used to isomerize L-[U-14C]alanine to a racemic mixture of L/D- [14C]alanine .

Biochem/physiol Actions

Alanine racemase is involved in alanine, aspartate and D-alanine metabolism. 3-Fluoro-D-alanine and D-Cycloserine are known to inhibit alanine racemase. Alanine racemase monomer is composed of two domains, an eight-stranded α/β barrel at the N-terminus and a C-terminal domain. The N-terminus includes residues 1-240, whereas the C-terminal comprises of the β-strand (residues 241-388). One molecule of pyridoxalphosphate (PLP) is present as the cofactor in each subunit.

Physical form

Lyophilized from 50 mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.5

Other Notes

One unit will convert 1.0 μmole of D-alanine to L-alanine per minute at pH 10.5 at 30 °C in a coupled assay system with L-alanine dehydrogenase.

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Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Seung Hyuk Choi et al.
Fish & shellfish immunology, 31(1), 58-65 (2011-03-15)
Two auxotrophic genes that play essential roles in bacterial cell wall biosynthesis--alanine racemase (alr) gene and aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (asd) gene--knock-out Edwardsiella tarda (Δalr Δasd E. tarda) was generated by the allelic exchange method to develop a combined vaccine system.
Amir Rubinstein et al.
Biochemistry, 49(18), 3957-3964 (2010-04-17)
Alanine racemase (AlaR) catalyzes the interconversion between l-Ala and d-Ala with the aid of the cofactor pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP). The pyridine nitrogen in PLP in the wild-type enzyme is unprotonated due to interaction with Arg219, a rare feature among PLP-dependent
Tien-Thanh Nguyen et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 59(10), 5617-5624 (2011-04-21)
Food-grade gene expression systems for lactic acid bacteria are useful for applications in the food industry. We describe a new food-grade host/vector system for Lactobacillus plantarum based on pSIP expression vectors and the use of the homologous alanine racemase gene
Yen-Lin Lin et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1814(11), 1438-1446 (2011-05-24)
Molecular dynamics simulations using a combined quantum mechanical and molecular mechanical (QM/MM) potential have been carried out to investigate the internal proton transfer equilibrium of the external aldimine species in l-dopa decarboxylase, and carbanion stabilization by the enzyme cofactor in
Jiansong Ju et al.
Journal of biochemistry, 149(1), 83-89 (2010-10-26)
From the reaction mechanism and crystal structure analysis, a bacterial alanine racemase is believed to work as a homodimer with a substrate, l-alanine or d-alanine. We analysed oligomerization states of seven alanine racemases, biosynthetic and catabolic, from Escherichia coli, Salmonella

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