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Enzymic activity of proteases in detergent systems: Comparison of assay methods and the role of interfering substances
Author(s) -
Friedman Stuart D.,
Barkin Stanley M.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02541213
Subject(s) - chemistry , proteolysis , trichloroacetic acid , proteases , enzyme , biochemistry , substrate (aquarium) , proteolytic enzymes , alkyl , chromatography , chelation , organic chemistry , biology , ecology
Two modifications of a method are presented for assaying proteolytic enzymes. They differ primarily in the mechanism used for terminating the enzymic reaction, one technique employing trichloroacetic acid (TCA), the other, heat inactivation. Comparative studies reveal that there are two distinct disadvantages in using TCA which are not evident with the heat inactivation procedure. In the first place, TCA does not selectively precipitate residual substrate. Secondly, in the presence of acid, linear alkyl benzene sulfonate and other long chain anionic surfactants interfere with the quantitative determination of enzymic activity. This interference can be falsely interpreted as inhibition of proteolysis. An explanation of the above phenomena is given in the text along with assay results in the presence of metal chelating agents.