FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (5): 216-219.

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Study on Characteristics of PPO and Anti-browning Inhibitors in Pomegranate

 ZHANG  Li-Hua, SUN  Xiao-Fei, ZHANG  Yan-Xia, ZHANG  Yuan-Hu   

  1. 1.College of Life Science,Shandong Agricultural University,Taian 271018,China; 2.Zaozhuang Technology College,Zaozhuang 277102,China
  • Online:2007-05-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: Spectrophotometer method was applied in this experiment to study the characteristics of polyphenol oxidase(PPO) in pomegranates.This article also analyzed the effects of citric acid,ascorbic acid,sodium sulfite andβ-cyclodextrin on PPO. The results showed that the optimum temperature is 40℃and the proper pH 7.0.In these circumstances,citric arid can significantly inhibit the activities of PPO,while ascorbic acid is also effective,but sodium sulfite andβ-cyclodextrin are less effective.Tannin has the biggest affinity with PPO among three substrates tested.

Key words:  , pomegranate; polyphenol oxidase; characteristics; anti-browning;