Carboxypeptidase B from porcine pancreas
SIGMA/C9584 - lyophilized powder
Synonym: Peptidyl-L-lysine(L-arginine) hydrolase; Protaminase
CAS Number: 9025-24-5
EC Number: 232-788-9
MDL Number: MFCD00081476
Product Type: Chemical
| biological source | Porcine pancreas |
| composition | Protein, 40-70% |
| foreign activity | carboxypeptidase A ≤1% |
| chymotrypsin ≤0.1% | |
| trypsin ≤5% | |
| form | lyophilized powder |
| grade | Proteomics Grade |
| InChI | 1S/C31H38N4O7S/c1-20(32-2 |
| InChI key | TWURVFFNODFJBJ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mol wt | 34,000 Da± 600 |
| purified by | affinity chromatography |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | S(Cc3ccccc3)C(=O)C(NC(=O) |
| specific activity | ≥125 units/mg protein |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| Analysis Note: | Protein determined by biuret. |
| Application: | Carboxypeptidase B has been used in a study to develop a non-invasive pregnancy assay for use in both captive and wild polar bears. Carboxypeptidase B has been used in a study that identified new potential biomarkers of acute pancreatitis. |
| Application: | The enzyme from Sigma has been used to develop homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) assay for measuring carboxypeptidase B activity in a miniaturized high-throughput screening format. It has been used to evaluate the impact of the C-terminal lysine(s) in human plasminogen binding to Bifidobacterium. The effect of treatment with carboxypeptidase B, which is a C-terminal lysine-specific endopeptidase, is measured using flow cytometry analysis. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Carboxypeptidase B is a proteolytic enzyme capable of rapidly hydrolyzing peptide bonds to release certain carboxyl-terminal basic amino acids from peptides and proteins. Its molecular mass is 34,300±600 Da. It contains one non-dialyzable gram atom of zinc per mole. The enzyme activity is inhibited by metal chelating agents 1, 10-phenanthroline, 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulf |
| Other Notes: | One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 μmole of hippuryl- |
| Packaging: | 1, 5 mg in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | Package size based on protein content |
| Physical form: | Contains HEPES buffer salts, zinc chloride and carbohydrate |
| Preparation Note: | Treated with protease inhibitor, AEBSF, to eliminate serine protease activity. |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS07,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H315 - H319 - H334 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38-42 |
| Safety Statements | 22-24-26-36/37 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| activity | specific activity: ≥125 units/mg protein |
| Storage Temp. | −20°C |
| Enzyme Commission (EC) Number | 3.4.17.2 ( BRENDA ![]() ![]() |
| UNSPSC | 12352204 |



