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URICASE

PREPARATION and SPECIFICATION

Appearance White amorphous powder, lyophilized
Activity GradeⅡ　1.5 U/mg-solid or more
Contaminants Catalase ≤1.0 %
Stabilizers Borate, EDTA, nonionic detergents

PROPERTIES

Stability Stable at −20 ℃ for at least one year （Fig.1）
Molecular weight approx.150,000
Structure 4 subunits per molecule
Isoelectric point 4.7
Michaelis constant 1.36×10-5 M (Uric acid)
Inhibitors Ag＋,Hg2+
Optimum pH 8.5 （Fig.4）
Optimum temperature 45 ℃ （Fig.5）
pH Stability pH 6.0−9.5 (25 ℃, 20 hr) （Fig.6）
Thermal stability below 60 ℃ (pH 8.0, 10 min) （Fig.7）
Effect of various chemicals (Table.1)

APPLICATIONS

This enzyme is useful for enzymatic determination of uric acid in clinical analysis.

ASSAY

Principle

Principle

The elimination of uric acid is measured at 290 nm by spectrophotometry.

Unit definition

One unit causes the oxidation of one micromole of uric acid per minute under the conditions detailed below.

Method

Reagents

A. Uric acid solution0.001 %［Dilute the stock solution (0.01 %) to 10-fold volume with 50mM borate buffer containing 0.001 % Triton X-100 and 1.0 mM EDTA, pH 8.0］(Should be prepared fresh) Stock solution : 10.0 mg uric acid/100 ml of above buffer (Store at 0−5 ℃)
B. KOH solution20 %
C. Enzyme diluent50 mM borate buffer containing 0.001 % Triton X-100 and 1.0 mM EDTA, pH 8.0

Procedure

1.Prepare the following reaction mixture in a test tube and equilibrate at 37 ℃ for approximately 5 minutes.

2.0 mL Uric acid solution (A)
0.5 mL Distilled water
Concentration in assay mixture
Borate buffer 42 mM
Uric acid 40 μM
EDTA 0.83 mM
Triton X-100 0.00083 %

2.Add 0.5 mL of the enzyme solution* and mix by gentle inversion.

3.After exactly 5 minutes at 37 ℃, add 0.2 mL of 20 % KOH solution (B) to stop the reaction and measure the optical density at 290 nm against water (OD test).
At the same time, prepare the blank by mixing the reaction mixture with 0.2 mL of KOH solution after incubation for 5 minutes at 37 ℃, and then adding the enzyme solution (OD blank).

*Dissolve the enzyme preparation in ice-cold enzyme diluent (C) and dilute to 0.01−0.02 U/mL with the same buffer and store on ice

Calculation

Activity can be calculated by using the following formula :

  • Volume activity (U/mL) =

  • ΔOD (OD blank−OD test)×Vt×df

    12.2×1.0×t×Vs

  • ＝ ΔOD×0.105×df

Weight activity (U/mg) ＝ (U/mL)×1/C

Vt : Total volume (3.2 mL)
Vs : Sample volume (0.5 mL)
12.2 : Millimolar extinction coefficient of uric acid (cm2/micromole)
t : Reaction time (5 minutes)
1.0 : Light path length (cm)
df : Dilution factor
C : Enzyme concentration in dissolution (c mg/mL)

REFERENCES

1) S.Asano, K.Yamamoto, S.Teshima, T.Kikuchi and Y.Kawamura; Rinsho Kagaku, 23 (3), 214 (1994)

2) K.Yamamoto, Y.Kojima, T.Kikuchi, T.Shigyo, K.Sugihara, M.Takashio and S.Emi; J.Biochem. 119, 80 (1996)

Table 1 Effect of Various Chemicals on Uricase

[This enzyme dissolved in 50 mM borate buffer, pH 8.0 (5 U/mL) was incubated with each chemical at 25 ℃ for 1 hr.］

  • Chemical Concn.(mM) Residual
    activity(%)
    None - 100
    Metal salt2.0
    MgCl289
    CaCl291
    Ba(OAc)2118
    FeCl395
    CoCl291
    MnCl293
    ZnSO491
    Cd(OAc)287
    NiCl289
    CuSO278
    Pb(OAc)291
    AgNO344
    HgCl246
    PCMB2.096
    MIA2.091
    NaF2.091
    NaN32.091
  • Chemical Concn.(mM) Residual
    activity(%)
    EDTA5.0104
    o-Phenanthroline2.091
    α,α′-Dipyridyl1.089
    Borate50102
    IAA2.093
    NEM2.0107
    Hydroxylamine2.091
    2-Mercaptoethanol2.0104
    Triton X-1000.10 %93
    Brij 350.10 %93
    Tween 200.10 %98
    Span 200.10 %103
    Na-cholate0.10 %98
    SDS0.05 %91
    DAC0.05 %89

Ac, CH3CO; PCMB, p-Chloromercuribenzoate; MIA, Monoiodoacetate; EDTA, Ethylenediaminetetraacetate;
IAA, Iodoacetamide; NEM, N-Ethylmaleimide; SDS, Sodium dodecyl sulfate; DAC, Dimethylbenzylalkylammonium chloride.

  • Fig.1. Stability (Powder form)

    Fig.1. Stability (Powder form)

    (kept under dry conditions)

  • Fig.2. Stability (Powder form)

    Fig.2. Stability (Powder form)

    (kept under dry conditions)

  • Fig.3. Stability (Liquid form)

    Fig.3. Stability (Liquid form)

    (40 ℃,in GOOD's buffer solution pH 7.0)

  • Fig.4. pH-Activity

    Fig.4. pH-Activity

    (37 ℃,in 50 mM borate buffer)

  • Fig.5. Temperature activity

    Fig.5. Temperature activity

    5 min-reaction in 50 mM borate buffer, pH 8.0

  • Fig.6. pH-Stability

    Fig.6. pH-Stability

    25 ℃, 20 hr-treatment with 50 mM borate buffer

  • Fig.7. Thermal stability

    Fig.7. Thermal stability

    10 min-treatment with 50 mM borate buffer, pH 8.0

活性測定法（Japanese）

1. 原理

原理

尿酸の消失量を290nmにおける吸光度の変化で測定する。

2.定義

下記条件下で1分間に1マイクロモルの尿酸を酸化する酵素量を1単位(U)とする。

3.試薬

  • 0.001%　尿酸溶液 〔保存溶液(0.01%)を 0.001% Triton X-100及び1.0mM EDTAを含む 50mMホウ酸緩衝液,pH8.0で10倍希釈する〕(用時調製)保存溶液は10.0㎎の尿酸を同上緩衝液 100mlに溶解して調製する(0～5℃で保存)
  • 20%KOH溶液

酵素溶液：酵素標品を予め氷冷した0.001%Triton X100および1.0mM EDTAを含む50mMホウ酸緩衝液,pH8.0で溶解し,同緩衝液で0.01 ～0.02U/mlに希釈し氷冷保存する。

4.手順

1.試験管に下記反応混液を調製し,37℃で約5分間予備加温する。

2.0ml 尿酸溶液 (A)
0.5ml 蒸留水

2.酵素溶液0.5mlを加え,反応を開始する。

3.37℃で正確に５分間反応させた後,KOH溶液(B)0.2ml を加えて反応を停止させる。この液につき290nmにおける吸光度を測定する(OD test)。

4.盲検は反応混液①を37℃で5分間放置後,KOH溶液 (B)0.2mlを加えて混和し,次いで酵素溶液0.5mlを加えて調製する。以下同様に吸光度を測定する(OD blank)。

5.計算式

  • U/ml =

  • ΔOD (OD blank−OD test)×3.2(ml)×希釈倍率

    12.2×1.0×5(分)×0.5(ml)

＝ ΔOD×0.105×希釈倍率
U/mg = U/ml×1/C
12.2 : 尿酸のミリモル分子吸光係数
(cm2/micromole)
1.0 : 光路長(cm)
C : 溶解時の酵素濃度(c mg/ml)