Cholesterol Oxidase (CHO-PEWL)

  • Enzymes for Clinical Chemistry
Cholesterol Oxidase

The enzyme is useful for the determination of cholesterol in clinical analysis.

Origin recombinant E. coli
Systematic name

Cholesterol : oxygen oxidoreductase

EC Number 1.1.3
Reaction formula

Cholesterol + 2O2 →→→ 6β-hydroperoxycholest-4-en-3-on + H2O2

SPECIFICATION

Appearance yellow liquid
Activity ≧200 U/mL
Contaminants Catalase ≦2.0 U/U%
pH 7.3–7.7
Stabilizer sucrose
Storage condition below -20℃ protected from light

PROPERTIES

Molecular weight ca. 59 kDa (gel filtration)
Structure monomer of 60 kDa (SDS-PAGE)
Michaelis constant 1.9×10-5 M (cholesterol)
pH Optimum 6.5–8.0
pH Stability 3.5–8.5
Optimum temperature 55℃–65℃
Thermal stability below 70℃
Stability (liquid form) stable at 25℃ for at least one month
Inhibitors Ag+, Hg2+

APPLICATIONS

The enzyme is useful for the determination of cholesterol in clinical analysis.

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