Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to remove 0.68 nmol of O-linked disaccharide from 5 mg of neuraminidase digested, non-denatured fetuin (2) in 1 hour at 37°C in a total reaction volume of 100 µl (1 unit of both O-Glycosidase and PNGase F will remove equivalent molar amounts of O-linked disaccharides and N-linked oligosaccharides, respectively).

1X Glycoprotein Denaturing Buffer
0.5% SDS
40 mM DTT

1X NP-40
1% NP-40 in MilliQ-H₂O

Reaction Conditions

1X GlycoBuffer 2
Incubate at 37°C

1X GlycoBuffer 2
50 mM Sodium Phosphate
(pH 7.5 @ 25°C)

Storage Buffer

20 mM Tris-HCl
50 mM NaCl
1 mM EDTA
pH 7.5 @ 25°C

Heat Inactivation

65°C for 10 minutes

Molecular Weight

Apparent: 147000 daltons

Unit Assay Conditions

Two fold serial dilutions of O-Glycosidase are added to a reaction mixture of 5 mg of neuraminidase digested fetuin with 1X GlycoBuffer 2. The reaction mix is then incubated at 37°C for 1 hour. O-linked disaccharide carbohydrates are determined by the Morgan and Elson Assay (1).