ISSN:
0268-2575
Keywords:
chlorophyllase
;
Phaeodactylum tricornutum
;
biocatalysis
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biphasic organic solvent
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Chemistry
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Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The hydrolytic activity of a partially purified chlorophyllase, obtained from the alga Phaeodactylum tricornutum, was determined in a biphasic organic system using different mixtures of hexane and Tris-HCl buffer solution (20 mmol dm-3, pH 7·5). The most appropriate kinetic parameters were determined for the optimum hydrolytic activity of chlorophyllase including hexane concentration (45%), optimum pH (7·5), time of incubation (7 h), incubation temperature (25°C) and enzyme concentration (10 μg cm-3). The optimum concentrations of magnesium chloride and dithiothreitol, used as activators, were determined to be 4 mmol dm-3 and 5 mmol dm-3, respectively. The results also indicated that diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DIFP) had a mixed competitive-non-competitive inhibitory effect on chlorophyllase activity. The end-products of the chlorophyllase hydrolytic reaction were identified and confirmed, using thin-layer and high-performance liquid chromatographies, spectrophotometric scanning and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.280600112
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