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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2002.12.6.752

Properties and Thermostability of Gelatin-degrading Proteinases in the Fruit of Actinidia chinensis (Kiwifruit)  

오순자 (제주대학교 생명과학과ㆍ기초과학연구소)
김성철 (농촌진흥청 제주농업시험장)
고석찬 (제주대학교 생명과학과ㆍ기초과학연구소)
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Journal of Life Science / v.12, no.6, 2002 , pp. 752-758 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was investigated on properties and thermostability of gelatin-degrading proteinases in the fruit of Actinidia chinensis (kiwifruit) for the industrial application. Three gelatin-degrading proteinases (PI, PII and PIII) were detected from the pulp of fruits. The molecular weights of these proteinases, PI, PII and PIII, were approximately 220 kD, 51 kD, and 26 kD respectively, on the basis of gelatin-containing SDS-PACE. The optimum pH of these proteinases ranged from 2.0 to 5.0 with a maximal activity at pH 4.0. These proteinases had a high sensitivity to E-64 and iodoacetate which are cysteine protease inhibitors, and required DTT, cysteine, and $\beta$-mercaptoethanol for their activities which are stimulators for cysteine proteases. These results indicate that these proteinases are cysteine proteinases and the proteinase PIII is actinidin (EC 3.4.22.14), based on the molecular weight and/or susceptibility against proteinase inhibitors. These proteinases were strongly activated by $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$ and $Mn^{2+}$, whereas strongly inhibited by Zn$^{2+}$ and Hg$^{2+}$. However, these proteinases have slightly different susceptibility against other cations ($Ca^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Al^{3+}$, $Ca^{3+}$. The temperature stability of proteinase PIII was more stable than proteinases PI and PII. Moreover, proteinase PIII remained stable below $50^{\circ}C$ for 48hr, showing the residual activity above 75% of the enzyme activity.
Keywords
kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis); gelatin-degrading proteinases; cysteine proteinases; artinidin;
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