Partial characterization and inactivation of peroxidases and polyphenol-oxidases of umbu-cajá (Spondias spp.)
A crude extract of Spondias spp. was evaluated for the influence of pH and temperature on the activity and stability of its peroxidases and polyphenol-oxidases. In order to evaluate the conditions for the inactivation of the enzymes by heat treatment and by addition of a reducing agent, a factorial...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (SBCTA) |
| Repositorio: | Food Science and Technology (Campinas) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:scielo:S0101-20612010000300035 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612010000300035 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | peroxidase polyphenol-oxidase Spondias spp. inactivation |
| Sumario: | A crude extract of Spondias spp. was evaluated for the influence of pH and temperature on the activity and stability of its peroxidases and polyphenol-oxidases. In order to evaluate the conditions for the inactivation of the enzymes by heat treatment and by addition of a reducing agent, a factorial experimental design (n = 3) was employed using the Statistica (6.0) software package for data analysis. The optimal conditions found for peroxidases were: pH = 5.0 and temperature = 40 ºC, and for polyphenol-oxidases they were pH = 7.0 and temperature = 40 ºC. The peroxidases and polyphenol-oxidases were stable at all pH values tested (3.0 - 10.0) and maintained more than 60% of their activity at temperatures above 30 and 40 ºC, respectively. To achieve the total inactivation of these enzymes, two alternatives can be suggested: incubation at 92 ºC for 3.15 minutes with 200 mg.L-1 of ascorbic acid or incubation at 96 ºC for 2.80 minutes with 100 mg.L-1 of ascorbic acid. |
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