α1,3-galactosyltransferase (α1,3GalT)

CBGEN00007

Abbr

1,3GalT, Recombinant (bovine)

Source

E. coli

Species

bovine

Enzyme Commission Number

2.4.1.87

Molecular Weight

36 KDa

Purity

min 95% by SDS-PAGE

Physical Form

Supplied as a lyophilized powder

Package

1U,5U,25U

Description

Galactosyltransferases belong to the galactosyltransferase family and are anchored to the membrane of Golgi through their N-terminal region

Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that catalyzes the formation of1 μmol Galb1,3Lac from UDP-Gal and Lactose per minute at 37 °C.

References

Highly Efficient Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of α-Galactosyl Epitopes with a Recombinant α(1→3)-Galactosyltransferase. Jianwen Fang et. al. J. Am. Soc. Chem. 120, 6635-6638, 1998