ISOLATION, PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ASCORBATE OXIDASE AND PEROXIDASE FROM CUCURBITA PEPO MEDULLOSA

Authors

  • Alina-Mariana CRAINIC Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Corresponding author: radu.silaghi@ubbcluj.ro.
  • Augustin C. MOȚ Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Corresponding author: radu.silaghi@ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1679-0487
  • Radu SILAGHI-DUMITRESCU Professor PhD, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca; Romanian Chemical Society, Romanian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Romania. Email: radu.silaghi@ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3038-7747

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2019.2.04

Keywords:

ascorbate oxidase, peroxidase, field pumpkin, purification

Abstract

Ascorbate oxidase is a well-known copper-containing enzyme however, its biological role and mechanism are still unclear. Reported here is a new protocol for purification of ascorbate oxidase from Cucurbita pepo medullosa (field pumpkin), with improved yields. The enzyme is biochemically characterized, including Michaelis-Menten parameters. Also, purification and characterization of the peroxidase from the same source is described, featuring an unusually high affinity for hydrogen peroxide(low-micromolar).

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2019-06-03

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CRAINIC, A.-M. ., MOȚ, A. C. ., & SILAGHI-DUMITRESCU, R. . (2019). ISOLATION, PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ASCORBATE OXIDASE AND PEROXIDASE FROM CUCURBITA PEPO MEDULLOSA. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia, 64(2), 49–60. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2019.2.04

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