Milk-clotting activity of cucumisin, a plant serine protease from melon fruit

被引:26
作者
Uchikoba, T [1 ]
Kaneda, M [1 ]
机构
[1] KAGOSHIMA UNIV,FAC SCI,DEPT CHEM,KORIMOTO,KAGOSHIMA 890,JAPAN
关键词
Cucumis melo; serine protease; plant protease; cucumisin; milk-clotting;
D O I
10.1007/BF02786962
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cucumisin (EC 3.4.21.25) isolated from prince melon fruit is a plant serine protease. Its milk-clotting activity was compared with plant cysteine proteases such as papain (EC 3.4.22.2) and ficain (EC 3.4.22.3). Cucumisin was more stable than papain under the condition of pH 7.1, 37 degrees C for 24 h. The milk-clotting activity of cucumisin was the same to that of papain and was half value of that of ficain.
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