3.2.1.123 highly purified ECGase II loses activity due to instability following purification 646690 3.2.1.123 stable to repeated freezing and thawing 646688 3.2.1.123 the stability of EGCII is markedly enhanced by formation of covalent complexes with cyclophellitol activity-based probes substituted with hydrophobic moieties, as evidenced by an increased melting temperature, resistance against tryptic digestion, changes in 15N-1H transverse relaxation optimized spectroscopy spectra of the [15N]Leu-labeled enzyme, and relative hydrophobicity as determined by 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid fluorescence. The stabilization of EGCII conformation correlates with the shape and hydrophobicity of the substituents of the activity-based probes 749905 3.2.1.123 unstable at protein concentration below 0.2 mg/ml or without Triton X-100 646691 3.2.1.123 unstable to repeated freezing and thawing 646691