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Research Progress in Purification, Enzymatic Characteristics and Activity Inhibitory of Banana Polyphenol Oxidase

YUAN De-bao1,YANG Zhao2,LI Fen-fang1,TAN Lin1,*,LI Yi-xing1,CHEN Jiao1,ZHENG Xiao-yan1,ZHENG Li-li1   

  1. 1. Hainan Key Laboratory of Banana Genetic Improvement, Haikou Experimental Station, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural
    Sciences, Haikou 570102, China;2. College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
  • Published:2013-09-27
  • Contact: TAN Lin

Abstract:

Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) plays a key role in the enzymatic browning of banana. The state of PPO shows a close
relationship with the quality in the post-harvesting and storage of banana. The article has summarized the research progress
in separation and purification, enzymatic characteristics, enzyme activity control of banana PPO, which will provide a
reference for the future studies on banana.

Key words: polyphenol oxidase of banana, purification, characteristics, inhibition of activity

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