우엉 뿌리(Arctium lappa L.)에서 polyphenol oxidase가 DEAE-Cellulose 음이온 수지, 황산암모늄 침전법, Phenyl-sepharose CL-4B 친화크로마토그래피 그리고 Sephadex G-100 겔여과크로마토그래피 등의 과정으로 정제되었며 정제효소의 효소학적 특성을 검토하였다. 정제된 효소의 분자량은 약 30 kDa의 단일폴리펩티드 사슬로 구성되어 있었다. 효소반응의 최적 pH와 온도는 각각 7.0과 35

Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) from Burdock (Arctium lappa L.) was purified and characterized. Purification of polyphenol oxidase was achieved by ammonium sulfate precipitation, Phenyl-sepharose CL-4B hydrophobic chromatography and Sephadex G-100 gel filtration chromatography. The molecular mass of the purified PPO was estimated to be 30 kDa by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In a substrate specificity, maximum activity was achieved with chlorogenic acid, followed by catechol and catechin. Whereas, there was low activity with hydroquinic acid, resorcinol or tyrosine. The optimum pH and temperature for enzyme activity were 7.0 and 35 with catechol, respectively. The enzyme was most stable at pH 7.0 while unstable at acidic and alkaline pH. The enzyme was stable when heated to 40. But heating at 50 for more than 30 min caused 50% loss of activity. Ascorbic acid, L-cystein and inhibited the activity of pholyphenol oxidase.

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