Yatalase Enzyme

Yatalase is an enzyme commonly used for filamentous fungi cell wall digestion, enabling protoplast preparation. The product is prepared from cell-culture supernatants of Corynebacterium sp. OZ-21 and consists mainly of chitinase, chitobiase, and beta-1,3-glucanase.

Cat. #	Product	Size	Price	License	Quantity	Details
T017	Yatalase™ Enzyme	2 g	USD $466.00
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, chitobiase and β-1,3-glucanase. 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
Excellent thermostability at room temperature
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
Chitosanase*	19
beta-1,3-glucanase*	300
Protease*	31
Cell-well lysing activity	10,000

Yields of protoplasts

Species	Yield of protoplasts (× 10⁶/g wet cells)
Aspergillus oryzae	70
Aspergillus kawachi	2
Aspergillus terreus	21
Penicillium citrinum	20
Penicillium lanosum	50
Trichoderma koningii	100
Monascus sp.	14
Mucor hiemalis	8
Rhizopus nigricans	21
Pleurotus ostreatus	11
Coprinus cinereus	20
Lentinus edodes	2

Properties

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

Product citations

Iwashita, K., Todoroki, K., Kimura, H., Shimoi, H. & Ito, K. Purification and characterization of extracellular and cell wall bound beta-glucosidases from Aspergillus kawachii. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 62, 1938–46 (1998).

Tsuchiya, K., Nishimura, K. & Iwahara, M. Purification and Characterization of Glutamate Decarboxylase from Aspergillus oryzae. Food Sci. Technol. Res 9, 283–287 (2003).

Additional product information

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

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