性能描述

Biochem/physiol Actions
Proteinase K is a stable and highly reactive serine protease. Evidence from crystal and molecular structure studies indicates the enzyme belongs to the subtilisin family with an active-site catalytic triad (Asp39-His69-Ser224). It is stable in a broad range of environments: pH, buffer salts, detergents (SDS), and temperature. In the presence of 0.1-0.5% SDS, proteinase K retains activity and will digest a variety of proteins and nucleases in DNA preparations without compromising the integrity of the isolated DNA.

Application

Proteinase K is useful for the proteolytic inactivation of nucleases during the isolation of DNA and RNA.
 It is used for the removal of endotoxins bound to cationic proteins such as lysozyme and ribonuclease A.
 It is useful for the isolation of hepatic, yeast, and mung bean mitochondria
 and is used to determine enzyme localization on membranes
 It is used for the treatment of paraffin embedded tissue sections to expose antigen binding sites for antibody labeling and
 for digestion of proteins from brain tissue samples for prions in Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) research. Product P6556 is provided as a lyophilized powder. Product P6556 has been used to break down human lens protein.

Useful for the proteolytic inactivation of nucleases during the isolation of DNA and RNA.
Removal endotoxins bound to cationic proteins such as lysozyme and ribonuclease A.
Reported useful for the isolation of hepatic, yeast, and mung bean mitochondria
Determination of enzyme localization on membranes
Treatment of paraffin embedded tissue sections to expose antigen binding sites for antibody labeling.
Digestion of proteins from brain tissue samples for prions in Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) research.

form   lyophilized powder
mol wt   mol wt 28.93 kDa
foreign activity   Dnase ≤30 Kunitz units/mg solid
RNase ≤0.003 Kunitz units/mg solid
storage temp.   −20°C

蛋白酶K是一种丝氨酸蛋白酶，因此可以用苯甲基磺酰氟抑制其作用，苯甲基磺酰氟是一种丝氨酸蛋白酶的抑制剂。在纯化蛋白质时用于防止蛋白质的降解。

蛋白酶K在原位杂交技术中通常用于杂交前的处理,它具有消化包围靶DNA蛋白质的作用,以增加探针与靶核酸结合的机会,提高杂交信号.但蛋白酶K的浓度过高、消化时间过长或孵育温度过高时,都会对细胞的结构有一定的破坏,导致组织切片的脱落,细胞核的消失,从而影响杂交结果.EDTA缓冲液可以替代蛋白酶K的作用,解决上述出现的问题,并能达到理想的染色效果.