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[Abstract] The acetylesterases are hydrolytic enzymes which in plants cleave acetyl groups from acetylated cell wall components, primarily polysaccharides. To estimate acetylesterase activity in plant apoplast, two assays can be used. First assay is a direct measurement of the acetylesterase activity in protein extract using synthetic substrate, pNP-acetyl. In this assay, amount of pNP released after hydrolysis of pNP-acetyl is determined by measuring the intensity of developed yellow color using spectrophotometer. The absorbance of reaction mixture is directly proportional to the activity of acetylesterases in the reaction mixture. Second assay is a determination of acetylesterase activity and its specificity towards natural polysaccharides and based on interaction between ferric perchlorate and acetyl residues resulting in ferric acetohydroxamic complex that can be quantified using spectrophotometer. In this assay, commercially available acetylated polysaccharides (xylan from Birchwood for acetylxylan esterase; pectin from citrus fruit for rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase; or any other available polysaccharide of interest) incubated with apoplastic extract and amount of acetyl residues released from this polysaccharide is estimated using ferric perchlorate reagent (protocol was modified from McComb and McCready, 1957). The absorbance of produced colored complex is directly proportional to the amount of acetyls released from acetylated polysaccharide.

Assays for Determination of Acetylesterase Activity and Specificity Using pNP-acetyl and Acetylated Polysaccharides as Substrates