植物多酚氧化酶的研究进展

多酚氧化酶(polyphenol oxidase, PPO)是一类普遍存在于植物、真菌和昆虫质体中,由核基因编码, 能与铜相结合的金属蛋白酶。它能分别催化单酚羟基和二羟基酚氧化为O-二酚和O-醌。植物多酚氧化酶是许多果蔬等农产品酶促褐变的主要原因, 同时它在植物的光合作用、抗病虫害、生长发育以及花色的形成中起一定作用。本文综述了植物多酚氧化酶在细胞学、分子遗传学及其生产应用等方面的研究进展。     

植物多酚氧化酶的研究进展

多酚氧化酶(polyphenol oxidase,PPO)是一类普遍存在于植物、真菌和昆虫质体中,由核基因编码,能与铜相结合的金属蛋白酶.它能分别催化单酚羟基和二羟基酚氧化为O-二酚和O-醌.植物多酚氧化酶是许多果蔬等农产品酶促褐变的主要原因,同时它在植物的光合作用、抗病虫害、生长发育以及花色的形成中起一定作用.本文综述了植物多酚氧化酶在细胞学、分子遗传学及其生产应用等方面的研究进展.     

有机酸对马铃薯多酚氧化酶活性的影响（简报）

苹果酸、柠檬酸、抗坏血酸和半胱氨酸中苹果酸-抗坏血酸混合物对马铃薯多酚氧化酶有显著的抑制作用。一定含量的有机酸是保持果蔬品质和防止酶促褐变的重要因素。     

菜青虫不同虫态及虫龄的多酚氧化酶性质比较

初步比较了菜青虫Pieris rapae (L.)不同虫态及虫龄的多酚氧化酶(polyphenol oxidase)的性质。结果表明,不同虫态及虫龄的多酚氧化酶活力有很大的不同,其中以5龄幼虫酶活力最高,蛹酶活力最低。酶活力大小依次为： 5龄幼虫> 预蛹>4龄幼虫>3龄幼虫>蛹。以邻苯二酚为底物,研究了pH对多酚氧化酶活力的影响,结果表明酶催化底物氧化均有一个最适pH区域,不同虫态及虫龄的多酚氧化酶最适pH基本相同,其值为7.0±0.2 。不同虫态及虫龄的多酚氧化酶催化底物氧化的最适温度有很大的差异。3龄、4龄、5龄幼虫、预蛹和蛹的多酚氧化酶活力的最适温度分别为36.0±0.5℃、38.5±1.0℃、43.0±1.0℃、45.5±1.0℃和50.0±1.5℃,说明蛹期的多酚氧化酶活力的最适温度较高。进一步比较催化底物氧化反应的活化能,测得3龄、4龄、5龄幼虫、预蛹和蛹的多酚氧化酶活化能分别为：4 3.10±0.28、36.50±0.27、25.79±0.32、30.10±0.21和58.88±0.39 kJ/mol 。通过测定不同虫态及虫龄的多酚氧化酶催化邻苯二酚和L-多巴氧化反应的动力学特征参数,比较了不同虫期的酶对底物的亲和力。     

昆虫免疫蛋白多酚氧化酶的研究进展

多酚氧化酶是无脊椎动物,包括昆虫的重要免疫蛋白,经由受体识别病原物,通过丝氨酸蛋白酶切割激活,数分钟之内在病原物周围发生黑化反应。多酚氧化酶的活性抑制或者基因丢失,导致宿主对大多数病原物抵抗力下降。近年来,随着多酚氧化酶晶体结构的解析,对多酚氧化酶蛋白结构及其活性、抑菌等作用有了新的认识。同时,在昆虫中发现多酚氧化酶可能具有超越免疫的功能,显示对多酚氧化酶的研究具有一定的应用价值。     

荔枝果皮多酚氧化酶的研究

本文报告在荔枝果皮中有多酚氧化酶存在,但荔枝果皮提取液在经煮沸后仍有部分的氧化对苯二酚的活性。在 pH4.0—6.8范围内,酶活性以在 pH6.8中为最强。此酶对邻苯二酚及对苯二酚均起氧化作用,但不能氧化间苯二酚及一元酚(对-甲酚和酪氨酸)。故从基质特异性来看,荔枝果皮的多酚氧化酶与漆酶相类似。抑制剂如硫脲及二乙胺基二硫代甲酸钠对荔枝果皮多酚氧化酶具有特殊的作用。硫脲对白蜡子荔枝果皮多酚氧化酶只呈暂时的抑制作用,以后抑制作用逐渐消失并转为促进作用,抑制时间及促进程度随浓度而异。硫脲对淮枝荔枝果皮多酚氧化酶则不呈抑制而只呈促进作用。低浓度(0.2mu)的二乙胺基二硫代甲酸钠对荔枝果皮多酚氧化酶呈抑制作用,但高浓度(2,4mM)则有强烈的促进作用。     

棘托竹荪子实体多酚氧化酶特性及其抑制剂的研究

以邻苯二酚为底物采用分光光度法对棘托竹荪(Dictyophora echinovolvata)子实体多酚氧化酶的酶学特性和不同抑制剂对多酚氧化酶活性的影响进行了研究。结果表明,棘托竹荪子实体多酚氧化酶的最适反应pH为8.0,最适反应温度为45℃,高温短时处理能显著抑制多酚氧化酶的活性;L-半胱氨酸(L-Cys)、氯化钠(NaCl)、维生素C(Vc)和柠檬酸(C6H8O7)等对多酚氧化酶均有抑制作用。经正交实验筛选的抑制剂组合(5.0 g/L L-Cys、20.0 g/L NaCl、1.5 g/L Vc、10.0 g/L C6H8O7)可以完全抑制多酚氧化酶的活性。     

南亚果实蝇多酚氧化酶的性质研究(英文)

【目的】为揭示南亚果实蝇Bactrocera tau (Walker)不同发育阶段体内多酚氧化酶的活性与性质。【方法】以邻苯二酚为底物, 在415 nm波长下测定了南亚果实蝇1, 2和3龄幼虫、 蛹以及成虫多酚氧化酶的活性和动力学参数。【结果】南亚果实蝇在不同发育阶段, 多酚氧化酶的活性存在明显差异, 通常3龄幼虫中活性最高, 为434.42 U/mg; 蛹中最低, 为231.05 U/mg。在pH 6.5时, 南亚果实蝇不同发育阶段多酚氧化酶的活性分别为265.42, 358.34, 444.42, 210.02和373.99 U/mg, 但当pH值高于7.0或低于5.0时, 多酚氧化酶的活性则明显下降。在温度为34℃和37℃时, 南亚果实蝇各发育阶段多酚氧化酶的活性均较高, 当温度高于40℃或低于27℃时, 活性则明显下降。以邻苯二酚为底物, 2龄幼虫中多酚氧化酶的K_m值（3.10 mmol/min）和V_max（476.19 mmol/L）较大, 说明多酚氧化酶对底物邻苯二酚催化能力强; 蛹中多酚氧化酶的K_m（0.63 mmol/min）和V_max（50.25 mmol/L）较小, 说明多酚氧化酶对底物的亲和力和催化能力弱。当以L-DOPA为底物时, 3龄幼虫中多酚氧化酶的K_m值和V_max较大, 分别为0.49 mmol/min和188.68 mmol/L; 蛹中多酚氧化酶的K_m值和V_max较小, 分别为0.25 mmol/min和21.79 mmol/L。【结论】南亚果实蝇体内多酚氧化酶在不同温度和pH值下的活性和动力学参数与虫体发育阶段密切相关。     

培养条件对毛栓菌菌丝体生长和多酚氧化酶分泌的影响

研究了碳源、氮源、培养温度、初始pH值、接种量、通气量等条件对毛栓菌（Trametes trogii)菌丝体生长及多酚氧化酶分泌的影响;结果表明,不同碳源和氮源对菌丝体生长影响较大,对多酚氧化酶分沁也有较大影响,麦草粉和麸皮为碳源,玉米粉、硫酸铵为氮源有利于多酚氧化酶的分泌;初始pH值对酶活影响较小,培养温度、通气量等对酶活影响较大。     

多酚氧化酶作用机制的研究 Ⅰ.有机溶剂对于多酚氧化酶接触邻位双酚氧化的影响

(一)乙醇能够使多酚氧化酶接触儿茶酚及焦性没食子酸氧化的活力提高,在50%乙醇溶液中,以儿茶酚为底料时,多酚氧化酶的活力比没有乙醇存在时的活力高出一倍以上。(二)50%的乙醇不能使多酚氧化酶接触其他双酚衍生物氧化的活力提高,相反地却有抑制作用。(三)无论有无抗坏血酸的存在,50%乙醇对多酚氧化酶活力的提高程度是一样的,在有一定量的抗坏血酸的存在下,多酚氧化酶对儿茶酚的 Michaelis 常数(25℃)在水溶液及50%乙醇溶液中各为0.072×10~(-3)M 及0.49×10~(-3)M。(四)乙醇的存在,并不影响多酚氧化酶氧化儿茶酚作用时氧气被完全还原为水的作用。无论乙醇存在与否,每一分子底料的氧化,都消耗一个氧原子。(五)其他水溶性有机溶剂对多酚氧化酶氧化儿茶酚活力的影响不同,如甲醇、异丙醇、叔丁醇、丙酮等能使酶活力提高;但1,4-二氧己圜、乙二醇、甘油等则有抑制作用。50%丙酮能使酶活力提高约3倍。     

果蔬制品中的美拉德反应及其控制方法研究进展

美拉德反应是一种普遍存在于果蔬制品加工和贮藏过程中的非酶促类褐变反应,其反应机制复杂,会引起褐变,破坏产品感官品质,降低食用价值,还会生成有毒有害物质,危害人体健康。本文对果蔬制品中美拉德反应的历程、影响因素和抑制手段进行归纳总结,对目前研究存在的问题进行展望,以期为果蔬制品中美拉德反应的控制提供参考。     

Bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria and their potential in the preservation of fruit products

Bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are well-recognized for their potential as natural food preservatives. These antimicrobial peptides usually do not change the sensorial properties of food products and can be used in combination with traditional preservation methods to ensure microbial stability. In recent years, fruit products are increasingly being associated with food-borne pathogens and spoilage microorganisms, and bacteriocins are important candidates to preserve these products. Bacteriocins have been extensively studied to preserve foods of animal origin. However, little information is available for their use in vegetable products, especially in minimally processed ready-to-eat fruits. Although, many bacteriocins possess useful characteristics that can be used to preserve fruit products, to date, only nisin, enterocin AS-48, bovicin HC5, enterocin 416K1, pediocin and bificin C6165 have been tested for their activity against spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms in these products. Among these, only nisin and pediocin are approved to be commercially used as food additives, and their use in fruit products is still limited to certain countries. Considering the increasing demand for fresh-tasting fruit products and concern for public safety, the study of other bacteriocins with biochemical characteristics that make them candidates for the preservation of these products are of great interest. Efforts for their approval as food additives are also important. In this review, we discuss why the study of bacteriocins as an alternative method to preserve fruit products is important; we detail the biotechnological approaches for the use of bacteriocins in fruit products; and describe some bacteriocins that have been tested and have potential to be tested for the preservation of fruit products.     

解淀粉芽胞杆菌产酶多样性及应用研究进展

解淀粉芽胞杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens)能产生多种有研究价值的酶类,其酶具有明显的多样性,在众多领域,如轻工业、农业、种植业、养殖业、食品加工业、果蔬的采后保鲜、饲料业等行业具有重要价值。对解淀粉芽胞杆菌产生的不同类型的蛋白酶、降解多糖的重要酶类、脂类代谢相关的酶类以及其他几种重要的酶类进行了归类,并对其在各领域的应用及前景进行综述。     

Biochemical processes at the stage of withering during black tea production

We determined the molecular weight and some properties of multiple forms of phenol oxidase from tea leaves and four other perennial plants. It was shown that multiple high- and low-molecular forms of phenol oxidase differed in substrate specificity. Low-molecular forms of the enzyme mostly demonstrated hydroxylase activity, while high-molecular forms showed catechol oxidase activity. It was revealed that the withering stage of black tea production is accompanied by the formation of only high-molecular forms of phenol oxidase, which possess catechol oxidase activity crucial for the procurement of oxidative reactions and the quality of the product.     

Enzyme activities and polyphenols related to mesocarp discolouration of avocado fruit

Avocado fruit showing severe symptoms of the mesocarp discolouration disorder exhibited significantly higher extractable activities of soluble polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase, as well as higher levels of total phenols, hydroxycinnamic acids and proanthocyanidins, when compared to healthy fruit. However, l-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity was very variable, and no significant differences were observed between healthy and affected fruit. Extraction of healthy, but not severely affected, fruit in the presence of 0.1 % SDS resulted in increased polyphenol oxidase activity reflecting the release of bound and/or latent enzyme. Qualitative differences between healthy and affected fruit included different patterns of polyphenol oxidase multiple forms and different polyphenol profiles. The pattern of polyphenol oxidase multiple forms from SDS-extracted healthy fruit was similar to that from mildly affected fruit not extracted with detergent.     

Microbial processing of fruit and vegetable wastes into potential biocommodities: a review

The review focuses on some of the high value-end biocommodities, such as fermented beverages, single-cell proteins, single-cell oils, biocolors, flavors, fragrances, polysaccharides, biopesticides, plant growth regulators, bioethanol, biogas and biohydrogen, developed from the microbial processing of fruit and vegetable wastes. Microbial detoxification of fruit and vegetable processing effluents is briefly described. The advances in genetic engineering of microorganisms for enhanced yield of the above-mentioned biocommodities are elucidated with selected examples. The bottleneck in commercialization, integrated approach for improved production, techno-economical feasibility and real-life uses of some of these biocommodities, as well as research gaps and future directions are discussed.     

Characterization of ethylene production in developing strawberry fruit

Ethylene production, ACC content, and ACC oxidase activity were determined in strawberry fruit harvested at different stages of development and in fruit harvested green and developed in vitro in solutions containing sucrose. In fruit harvested at progressive stages of development from green through full ripe, ethylene production and ACC oxidase activity decreased whereas ACC content increased between the white and pink stages. Fruit detached at the green stage and developed to full ripe by immersion of the cut pedicel in sucrose solutions exhibited an increase in ACC content, decreased ethylene production, and no change in ACC oxidase activity. Detached green fruit provided with sucrose containing 0.5 mM silver (STS) had elevated ethylene production and more ACC oxidase activity than did fruit incubated without the silver salt. Green fruit provided with sucrose containing 1 mM ACC showed markedly increased ACC content, ACC oxidase activity, and ethylene production. These increases were noted following 4 days incubation in ACC, and were more pronounced after 11 days, at which time fruit of all treatments had attained a full-ripe stage of development. Calyx tissue exhibited more ACC oxidase activity, less ACC content, and similar ethylene production compared with receptacle tissue. ACC synthase could not be detected in fruit harvested at different developmental stages or in fruit detached and developed in vitro.abbreviations ACC 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid - HQS 8-hydroxyquinoline hemisulfate - SAM S-adenosyl methionine - STS silver thiosulfate     

Oxygen radical absorbance capacity of the phenolic compounds in plant extracts fractionated by high-performance liquid chromatography

The oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay has been used to quantify the antioxidative properties of phytonutrients in fruit and vegetable extracts. Using aqueous methanol extracts of tea and spinach as a model systems, separation of the components in the extracts by HPLC followed by semiautomatic ORAC analysis of the column fractions permitted the determination of peroxyl-radical-scavenging profiles, demonstrating the relative abilities of the individual extract components to scavenge peroxyl radicals. ORAC values for up to 80 HPLC fractions were measured, confirming the major contribution of epigallocatechin gallate in the peroxyl radical scavenging of green tea extracts. Although the flavonoids in spinach extracts provided resistance to peroxyl radicals, components that did not bind to the HPLC column and simple phenolic compounds may also be important contributors to the total ORAC activity of spinach leaf extracts. Application of these procedures to plants believed to provide certain human health benefits by reducing free radicals may allow the identification and characterization of the specific components responsible for the free-radical-scavenging activities.     

A diminution in ascorbate oxidase activity affects carbon allocation and improves yield in tomato under water deficit

The regulation of carbon allocation between photosynthetic source leaves and sink tissues in response to stress is an important factor controlling plant yield. Ascorbate oxidase is an apoplastic enzyme, which controls the redox state of the apoplastic ascorbate pool. RNA interference was used to decrease ascorbate oxidase activity in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Fruit yield was increased in these lines under three conditions where assimilate became limiting for wild‐type plants: when fruit trusses were left unpruned, when leaves were removed or when water supply was limited. Several alterations in the transgenic lines could contribute to the improved yield and favour transport of assimilate from leaves to fruits in the ascorbate oxidase lines. Ascorbate oxidase plants showed increases in stomatal conductance and leaf and fruit sugar content, as well as an altered apoplastic hexose : sucrose ratio. Modifications in gene expression, enzyme activity and the fruit metabolome were coherent with the notion of the ascorbate oxidase RNAi lines showing altered sink strength. Ascorbate oxidase may therefore be a target for strategies aimed at improving water productivity in crop species.     

Amperometric assay of antioxidants in foodstuffs of vegetable origin

The importance of assaying antioxidants in main foodstuff items and drinks in the context of their use in timely antioxidant treatment is considered. The results of amperometric assay of the total content of antioxidants in foodstuffs of vegetable origin (herb extracts, tea, coffee, wine, brandy, balsams, beer, vegetables, fruit, and berries) are reported.