Activity,extraction and stability of enzymes involved in polysaccharide biosynthesis in Citrus |
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Authors: | Juan Carbonell José P. Beltrán Vicente Conejero |
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Affiliation: | 1. Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos. C.S.I.C., Jaime Roig, 11, Valencia-10; Spain;2. Cátedra de Bioquímica y Química Agrícola. E.T.S.I.A. Paseo al Mar 21, Valencia-10, Spain |
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Abstract: | The effects of EDTA, 2-mercaptoethanol and bovine serum albumin on the extraction and stability of hexokinase, phosphoglucomutase, UDPglucose pyrophosphorylase and 1,3-β-glucan synthase from Mexican lime bark have been examined. The activity of these enzymes was generally increased and stability was tested in refrigerated and frozen extracts. Bovine serum albumin was the best stabilizing agent for phosphoglucomutase and 1,3-β-glucan synthase, but the former was more stable in refrigerated and the latter in frozen extracts. UDPglucose pyrophosphorylase stability was strongly dependent on the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol. The fact that the activity of 1,3-β-glucan synthase is the lowest of the four enzymes even in the presence of optimal concentrations of its activator strongly suggests that it is the key enzyme in the regulation of the metabolic pathway. |
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Keywords: | Rutaceae polysaccharide biosynthesis hexokinase phosphoglucomutase UDPglucose pyrophosphorylase 1,3-β-glucan synthase. |
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