| Product: | URICASE |
| Product code: | U5 |
| E.C. number: | 1.7.3.3 |
| CAS number: | 9002-12-4 |
| EINECS number: | 232-655-5 |
| Alternative name: | Urate oxidase |
| Systematic name: | Urate: oxygen oxidoreductase |
| Source: | Recombinant Escherichia coli |
| Form: | A freeze-dried material. |
| Storage conditions: | Store desiccated at -15℃ or below. Allow to come to room temperature before opening. Before returning to storage, redesiccate under vacuum over silica gel for a minimum of four hours. |
| Unit definition: | That amount of enzyme which produces one micromole of uric acid per minute at 25℃ and pH 8.5 |
| Activity: | Not less than 4.0 U/mg material |
| Contaminants: | Based on typical values obtained during development studies. Catalase: less than 1.0% |