EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM APRICOT, APPLE, EGGPLANT AND POTATO

Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) from the fruits of apricot, apple, eggplant and potato tubers were extracted by homogenization with potassium phosphate buffer followed by precipitation with 1.5 volumes of cold acetone. Some properties of the isolated PPOs were studied. The optimum pH for potato PPO activ...

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Main Author: Waleed A. Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Agriculture 2009-12-01
Series:Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
Online Access:https://magrj.mosuljournals.com/article_27497_48ef4411906066635fc5f50a2a6c786d.pdf
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description Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) from the fruits of apricot, apple, eggplant and potato tubers were extracted by homogenization with potassium phosphate buffer followed by precipitation with 1.5 volumes of cold acetone. Some properties of the isolated PPOs were studied. The optimum pH for potato PPO activity was found to be 6.4 while it was 7 for the other fruits PPOs. Optimum temperature of activity was 20oC for apricot and apple PPOs, while it was 22oC for eggplant and potato PPOs. Potato PPO was the most thermostable followed by eggplant, apricot and apple PPOs. The enzymes from the four sources were stable at neutral pH values at room temperature. Their stabilities decreased sharply at pH below 5. Storage of the enzymes solutions at 4 and -18oC at pH 7 for 3 months indicated that potato PPO possessed the highest stability followed by apricot, eggplant and apple PPOs. Km values toward the substrate catechol were 4, 4.16, 1.25 and 2.4 mM for PPOs of apricot, apple, eggplant and potato, respectively.
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spelling doaj-art-2c8a38e301224d0e9fdca70e090fba962025-08-20T01:55:42ZengCollege of AgricultureMesopotamia Journal of Agriculture1815-316X2224-97962009-12-01374283610.33899/magrj.2009.2749727497EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM APRICOT, APPLE, EGGPLANT AND POTATOWaleed A. MahmoodPolyphenol oxidases (PPOs) from the fruits of apricot, apple, eggplant and potato tubers were extracted by homogenization with potassium phosphate buffer followed by precipitation with 1.5 volumes of cold acetone. Some properties of the isolated PPOs were studied. The optimum pH for potato PPO activity was found to be 6.4 while it was 7 for the other fruits PPOs. Optimum temperature of activity was 20oC for apricot and apple PPOs, while it was 22oC for eggplant and potato PPOs. Potato PPO was the most thermostable followed by eggplant, apricot and apple PPOs. The enzymes from the four sources were stable at neutral pH values at room temperature. Their stabilities decreased sharply at pH below 5. Storage of the enzymes solutions at 4 and -18oC at pH 7 for 3 months indicated that potato PPO possessed the highest stability followed by apricot, eggplant and apple PPOs. Km values toward the substrate catechol were 4, 4.16, 1.25 and 2.4 mM for PPOs of apricot, apple, eggplant and potato, respectively.https://magrj.mosuljournals.com/article_27497_48ef4411906066635fc5f50a2a6c786d.pdf
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EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM APRICOT, APPLE, EGGPLANT AND POTATO
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
title EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM APRICOT, APPLE, EGGPLANT AND POTATO
title_full EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM APRICOT, APPLE, EGGPLANT AND POTATO
title_fullStr EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM APRICOT, APPLE, EGGPLANT AND POTATO
title_full_unstemmed EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM APRICOT, APPLE, EGGPLANT AND POTATO
title_short EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM APRICOT, APPLE, EGGPLANT AND POTATO
title_sort extraction and characterization of polyphenol oxidase from apricot apple eggplant and potato
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