General description

Native, alkaline phosphatase from calf intestine. Homodimeric enzyme that hydrolyzes phosphate esters of primary and secondary alcohols, amines, and phenols. Useful in hydrolysis of 5′-terminal phosphates of DNA and RNA. Note: 1KU = 1,000 units.

Note: 1 KU = 1000 units.

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Packaging

1, 5 ku in Plastic ampoule

Please refer to vial label for lot-specific concentration.

Physical form

In 6 mM MgCl, 6 mM Tris-HCl, 0.12mM ZnCl, 40% glycerol, pH 7.6.

Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that will hydrolyze 1.0 µmol of pNPP per min at 25°C, pH 9.6.

Warning

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)