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Some properties of polyphenol oxidase from lily
Author(s) -
Yang Ying,
Wang Zhang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2006.01398.x
Subject(s) - polyphenol oxidase , catechol , browning , chemistry , gallic acid , ascorbic acid , catechol oxidase , enzyme , catechin , citric acid , food science , sodium metabisulfite , substrate (aquarium) , enzyme assay , biochemistry , polyphenol , antioxidant , biology , peroxidase , ecology
Summary A study of crude polyphenol oxidase (PPO) from lily bulbs was carried out to provide information useful for guiding food processing operations. Optimum pH for the enzyme activity in the presence of catechol, were 4.0 and 7.0 at room temperature(approximately 20 °C) and the enzyme was stable in the pH range from 5.0 to 6.5 at 4 °C for 10 h. Its optimum temperature was 40 °C and the heat inactivation of the enzyme followed first‐order kinetics. Lily PPO possessed a diphenolase activity toward catechol, catechin and gallic acid; catechin was the best substrate for the enzyme considering the V max / K m ratio. The most effective enzyme inhibitor was sodium sulphite, although ascorbic acid, l ‐cysteine and thiourea were also effective inhibitors at high concentration. But NaCl and citric acid were poor inhibitors of the enzyme. Data generated by this study might help to better prevent lily bulbs browning.