Non disponible en dehors du Royaume-Uni et de l'Irlande

Application

β-galactosidase was used in the production of a stabilized, single reagent for alcohol analysis.

Biochem/physiol Actions

β-galactosidase cleaves lactose into its monosaccharide components, glucose and galactose. It also catalyses the transglycosylation of glucose into allolactose, the inducer of β-galactosidase, in a feedback loop.

Packaging

10, 25, 50 units in poly bottle

Unit Definition

One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 µmole of o-nitrophenyl β-D-galactoside to o-nitrophenol and D-galactose per min at pH 7.3 at 37 °C.