Yatalase Enzyme

Yatalase is an enzyme commonly used for the digestion of filamentous fungi cell walls, enabling the preparation of protoplasts. The product is prepared from cell-culture supernatants of Corynebacterium sp. OZ-21, and consists mainly of chitinase and chitobiase.

Cat. #	Product	Size	Price	License	Quantity	Details
T017	Yatalase™ Enzyme	2 g	USD $559.00
Yatalase Enzyme is used to lyse the cell walls of filamentous fungi. The product is prepared from culture supernatants of Corynebacterium sp. OZ-21, and consists mainly of chitinase and chitobiase. Notice to purchaser Our products are to be used for Research Use Only. They may not be used for any other purpose, including, but not limited to, use in humans, therapeutic or diagnostic use, or commercial use of any kind. Our products may not be transferred to third parties, resold, modified for resale, or used to manufacture commercial products or to provide a service to third parties without our prior written approval. Documents Components Image Data Back T017: Yatalase

Overview

Can be used to prepare protoplasts from filamentous fungi
Efficiently digests native chitin

More Information

Applications

Cell-wall digestion of filamentous fungi

Enzyme activities found in Yatalase

Enzyme activity*	Activity (U/g powder)
Chitinase	≥50
Chitobiase	≥500
Cell-wall lytic activity	≥10,000

*Other activites include chitosanase, β-1,3-glucanase, and protease.

Yields of protoplasts

Species	Yield of protoplasts
Aspergillus oryzae	+++
Aspergillus terreus	+
Penicillium citrinum	++
Penicillium lanosum	++
Trichoderma koningii	+++
Monascus sp.	+
Pleurotus ostreatus	+

Properties

Optimum pH: 7.2
Optimum temperature for enzyme activity: 37°C

Additional product information

Please refer to technical documents under the Documents tab for storage conditions, product components, and technical specifications.

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