Occurrence of Multiple Forms of {alpha}-Amylase and Absence of Starch Phosphorylase in Soya Bean Seeds |
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Authors: | ADAMS, C. A. BROMAN, T. H. NORBY, S. W. RINNE, R. W. |
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Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy and USDA-SEA-AR, University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Soya bean cultivars Altona and Chestnuthave active but quite low levels of -amylase. Activity was assayedwith specific substrates, oxidized amylose and ß-limitdextrin, which were resistant to attack by ß-amylase.During seed development -amylase activity increased to a maximumin both cultivars and then declined towards maturity. Matureand germinating seeds retain low activities of -amylase. Gelelectrophoresis separated the -amylase activity into six majorbands which occurred in both cultivars. The isozyme patternwas quite similar for developing, mature and germinating seed.although the relative proportion of activity in the variousbands changed somewhat. Starch phosphorylase was not detectedin any soya bean seed samples tested, but good activity wasfound in potato tuber extracts used as a control. Mixing experimentsusing soya bean and potato extracts indicated there were noinhibiting factors in soya bean seed extracts. Soya bean seedextracts probably do not contain starch phosphorylase. Glycine max (L.), Merr, soya bean, -amylase, isozymes, phosphorylase |
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