Esterase (PLE)

Product Name	Esterase
Source	Porcine Liver
Catalogue Number	343-10
Purity	Purified
Form	Lyophilized
Activity	> 75 U/mg powder
Unit Definition	One unit will catalyze the hydrolysis of one micromole of ethyl butyrate to butyrate and ethanol per minute at pH 8.0 and 37°C
Protein	> 0.4 mg protein/mg (Coomassie)
Specific Activity	Reported in U/mg protein
Formulation	Lyophilized from sodium phosphate, pH 7.5.
Ammonia	< 0.01 μmole/mg
Related Products	127-12 - Bilirubin, Unconjugated - Indirect 651-10 - Urobilinogen 188-10 - Cholesterol Esterase from porcine pancreas
Storage	-20°C
Recertification	3 years
Synonyms	Carboxylesterase, Carboxyl esterase, Carboxylic-ester hydrolase, PLE
Application	Asymmetric Ester Hydrolysis, Research, Life Science, Manufacturing, Urinalysis
Raw Material Source	United States of America (USDA licensed establishment)
Molecular Weight	162,000
CAS Number	9016-18-6
E.C. Number	3.1.1.1
Gene	CES1, APLE, PMPMEase, REH, TGH
Gene ID	397478
References	1) A rapid oxygen exchange on prostaglandins in plasma represents plasma esterase activity that is inhibited by diethylumbelliferyl phosphate with high affinity, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, Volume 26, Issue 20, 30 October 2012, Pages 2472-2476.