FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (8): 52-56.

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Characteristics of Recombinant Buckwheat Trypsin Inhibitor(rBTI)

 LI  Chen,   Zhang-Zheng, LI  Yu-Ying, WANG  Zhuan-Hua   

  1. Institute of Biotechnology,Shanxi University,Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering,Ministry of Education,Taiyuan 030006,China
  • Online:2006-08-15 Published:2011-10-14

Abstract: Recombinant buckwheat trypsin inhibitor(rBTI)was purified by affinity chromatography on Ni2+-NTA column and gel filtration chromatography on Superdex G-75 10/30 HR.The analysis of some properties showed that rBTI was similar to the native trypsin inhibitors in buckwheat seeds.It has an approximate molecular mass of 11kDa,a pI of 6.2 and a pH optimum of 8.0.rBTI has a strong inhibition on trypsin with the mole ratio about 1:1.5.The protein possesses thermostability in the pH range 3.0~8.0.Even after 120min of heat treatment(100℃)the inhibitor still keeps over 70% of its trypsin inhibitory activity.

Key words:  , buckwheat trypsin inhibitor; recombinant; properties;