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P2783

Phosphotransacetylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus

lyophilized powder, ≥3,000 units/mg protein (biuret)

Synonym(s):

Acetyl-CoA:orthophosphate acetyltransferase, Phosphate acetyltransferase

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UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54
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lyophilized powder

Quality Level

specific activity

≥3,000 units/mg protein (biuret)

composition

Protein, ≥20%

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wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

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Application

Phosphotransacetylase, from Bacillus stearothermophilus, is used to convert CoA to acetyl CoA. Phosphotransacetylase (pta) is used to study transport systems for acetate. It is used to study metabolic pathways in various bacterium.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Phosphotransacetylase converts CoA to acetyl CoA.

Physical form

Lyophilized powder containing potassium phosphate

Other Notes

One unit will convert 1.0 μmole of CoA to acetyl CoA per min at pH 7.5 at 30 °C using acetyl phosphate as substrate.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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G D Sprott et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 59(4), 1092-1098 (1993-04-01)
Eleven strains of methanogenic bacteria were divided into two groups on the basis of the directionality (oxidative or reductive) of their citric acid pathways. These pathways were readily identified for most methanogens from the patterns of carbon atom labeling in
Ikuo Sato et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 74(1), 75-81 (2010-01-09)
Malic enzyme (ME) was purified as an electrophoretically homogenous protein from Rhodopseudomonas palustris No. 7. The molecular weight of ME was estimated to be 650 kDa and that of its subunit, 86 kDa. ME activity was remarkably enhanced by di-
Guiqing Yang et al.
Sheng wu gong cheng xue bao = Chinese journal of biotechnology, 26(2), 170-176 (2010-05-04)
Clostridium tyrobutyricum is suitable for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of lignocellulosic. It can produce butyric acid, acetic acid as its main fermentation products from a wide variety of carbohydrates such as glucose, xylose, cellobiose and arabinose. In order to decrease
Maria Dimou et al.
Molecular biology reports, 38(6), 3653-3663 (2010-11-26)
Acetate is abundant in soil contributing to a great extent on carbon cycling in nature. Phosphate acetyltransferase (Pta, EC 2.3.1.8) catalyzes the reversible transfer of the acetyl group from acetyl-P to CoA forming acetyl-CoA and inorganic phosphate, participating to acetate
Mutants of Bacillus stearothermophilus defective in the uptake and metabolism of acetate
Philip R. Mallinder and Anne Moir
Microbiology, 137, 779-785 (1991)

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Enzyme Reagent Coenzyme A (CoA, CoASH or HSCoA) is the key cofactor in first step of the TCA cycle, responsible for transferring the acetyl group from pyruvate oxidation to oxaloacetate yielding citrate. Available through Sigma-Aldrich online.

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