FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 134-137.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201205030

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Effect of Organic Solvent on Catalytic Kinetics of Polygalacturonase

LIU Xiao-lin,LI Xiao-ting,GONG Guo-yong,HUANG Lei,HUANG Zhuo-lie,WU Zhi-quan,LI Chun-yi   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences, Yichun University, Yichun 336000, China;2. College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China;3. Yichun Middle School, Yichun 336000, China
  • Online:2012-03-15 Published:2012-03-03

Abstract: Water-soluble chitosan with low molecular weight was employed to modify polygalacturonase (PG). After modification, the catalytic kinetics of PG and modified polygalacturonase (COS-PG) were investigated in buffer, methanol, ethanol, acetone and tetrahydrofuran solution using pectin as substrate. The results indicated that Km of COS-PG revealed a slight decline, but Vmax revealed an increase. Km and Vmax of PG and COS-PG declined both in 2% methanol and 2% ethanol. Km  and Vmax  of PG and COS-PG increased in 2% tetrahydrofuran solution. Conversely, in 2% acetone solution, Km  increased but Vmax  declined.

Key words: polygalacturonase, organic solvents, dynamics

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