FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (8): 47-49.

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Study on Characteristics of Ginger Polyphenol Oxidase

 MO  Kai-Ju, LIU  Na   

  1. College of Biology Science and Technology, Hubei Nationality Institute
  • Online:2004-08-15 Published:2011-10-24

Abstract: Browning formation was easily occurred in ginger production. The activities of polyphenol oxidase of ginger werestudied in this paper by spectrophotometry including conditions of optimum pH, optimum temperature,stability to heat,and theeffect of hydrogen sodium of sulphurous acid.The results indicated its optimum pH range was 7.4~8.0,and the optimumtemperature 40~60℃. The enzyme activation was suppressed under pH4.8,by 80~90℃ heating treatment 1~5min and 0.1%hydrogen sodium of sulphurous acid.

Key words: ginger, polyphenol oxidase, anzymatic activity, browning