Quantification of protopectinase SE, an endopolygalacturonase with pectin-releasing activity from Geotrichum klebahnii

Pectin releasing activity of protopectinase SE (PPase-SE) from Geotrichum klebahnii (= G. penicillatum = Trichosporon penicillatum) ATCC 42397 was determined using different batches of lemon protopectin as substrate. Results obtained showed a high degree of variability depending on the batch of prot...

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Autores: Cavalitto, Sebastián Fernando, Hours, Roque Alberto, Mignone, Carlos Fernando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/138784
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/138784
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Exactas
Física
endopolygalacturonases
Geotrichum klebahnii
pectin
pectin-releasing enzymes
protopectinases
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Sumario:Pectin releasing activity of protopectinase SE (PPase-SE) from Geotrichum klebahnii (= G. penicillatum = Trichosporon penicillatum) ATCC 42397 was determined using different batches of lemon protopectin as substrate. Results obtained showed a high degree of variability depending on the batch of protopectin used. As PPase-SE also shows polygalacturonase (PGase) activity, a method for the assay of this activity was optimised. The best assay conditions were: substrate (polygalacturonic acid) concentration of 2.0 g 1−1, reaction time of 10 min and up to 0.17 PGase units per test tube.