P7173
Pyruvate Carboxylase from bovine liver
buffered aqueous glycerol solution, 5-25 units/mg protein (BCA)
Synonym(s):
Pyruvate:CO2 ligase (ADP-forming)
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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.26
MDL number:
Specific activity:
5-25 units/mg protein (BCA)
Concentration:
≥0.5 mg/mL
form
buffered aqueous glycerol solution
Quality Level
specific activity
5-25 units/mg protein (BCA)
concentration
≥0.5 mg/mL
foreign activity
lactic dehydrogenase ≤0.5%
storage temp.
−20°C
Application
Pyruvate is critical for gluconeogenesis, lipogenesis, glyceroneogenesis, neurotransmitter biosynthesis and glucose-induced insulin, and is used to study these processes.
The enzyme from Sigma has been used as a positive control during the assay of pyruvate carboxylase activity in cell-free extracts of Corynebacterium glutamicum.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Pyruvate carboxylase catalyzes the carboxylation of pyruvate to oxaloacetate. Pyruvate carboxylase is a mitochondrial protein that has a biotin prosthetic group that requiries magnesium or manganese and acetyl CoA.
Physical form
Solution in 50% glycerol containing 0.05 M Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, 2 mM magnesium acetate and 1 mM EDTA.
Preparation Note
Affinity purified
Other Notes
One unit will convert 1.0 μmole of pyruvate and CO2 to oxalacetate per min at pH 7.8 at 30 °C.
Storage Class
10 - Combustible liquids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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QC Methods
Philip Lee et al.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 57(2), 515-524 (2012-08-23)
The pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes is characterized by impaired insulin action and increased hepatic glucose production (HGP). Despite the importance of hepatic metabolic aberrations in diabetes development, there is currently no molecular probe that allows measurement of hepatic gluconeogenic
Eunsook S Jin et al.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 62(1), 152-162 (2012-09-18)
A three-day high-fat diet induces hepatic steatosis and hepatic insulin resistance in rats without altering fasting plasma glucose concentration or the rate of glucose production. However, as the nutrient profile available to the liver is substantially altered by a high-fat
H M White et al.
Journal of dairy science, 95(3), 1249-1256 (2012-03-01)
Expression of mRNA for pyruvate carboxylase (PC) is elevated at calving and during other physiological states when plasma NEFA concentrations are increased. The objective of this study was to determine the direct effects of fatty acids on expression of PC