PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF AN UNUSUALLY ACID-STABLE ENDO-POLYGALACTURONASE PRODUCED BY CORTICIUM ROLFSII

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KAJL, A
OKADA, T
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[1] Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Kagawa, Kagawa-ken
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10.1016/0003-9861(69)90122-2
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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A polygalacturonase has been purified 239 fold from the culture filtrate of Corticium rolfsii, and found to be a homogeneous protein by ultracentrifugal analysis. The enzyme is typical of an endo-polygalacturonase with a optimum for catalytic activity at pH 2.5. The enzyme is unusually acid-stable; even after storage at pH 1.5 and 20 ° for 72 hr, 93.5% of enzymic activity remains. The purified enzyme is active not only on oligo- and poly-galacturonic acids but also on pectin. In addition, the enzyme has macerating activity on several plant tissues. © 1969.
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