FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (11): 451-455.

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Study on Properties of Myrosinase from Radish

 LI  Jie, WANG  Qing-Zhang, ZHOU  Qi, SUN  Yin, XIE  Bi-Jun   

  1. College of Food Science and Technology,Huazhong Agricultural University,Wuhan 430070,China
  • Online:2008-11-15 Published:2011-12-08

Abstract: Using glucosinolates from radish seed extract as substrate,the properties of myrosinase from radish were investigated.Results indicated that the optimum temperature of myrosinase is 50℃,and the optimum pH values are 4.0 and 8.0.Ascorbic acid can activate the enzyme,whose activity reaches a climax of 107 U at the ascorbic acid concentration of 5 mmol/L.L-Cysteine hydrochloride and glutathione also increase the myrosinase activity.However,NaCl,Na2SO3 and citric acid have inhibitory effects on the enzyme activity.Fe2+,Mg2+,Al3+ and Ca2+ have different effects on the myrosinase with different kinds of metal ions.

Key words: radish, myrosinase, enzymatic properties