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  • Cai, X.; Hong, Y.; Wang, S.; Zhao, L.; Rao, P.
    Purification and enzymatic characteristics of a novel polyphenol oxidase from lotus seed (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) (2015), Int. J. Food Sci. Technol., 50, 1026-1032 .
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Application

Application Comment Organism
food industry the enzymatic properties of PPO probably provide practical application in inhibiting the PPO activity and preventing enzymatic browning in the process of picking, transportation, processing and storage of fresh lotus seeds Nelumbo nucifera

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
ascorbic acid complete inhhibition at 50 mM Nelumbo nucifera
Ba2+ 16.45% inhhibition at 20 mM Nelumbo nucifera
Ca2+ 29.60% inhhibition at 20 mM Nelumbo nucifera
Citric acid 42.70% inhhibition at 50 mM Nelumbo nucifera
Co2+ 82.73% inhhibition at 20 mM Nelumbo nucifera
EDTA 19.42% inhhibition at 50 mM Nelumbo nucifera
guanidine hydrochloride 2.9% inhhibition at 50 mM Nelumbo nucifera
Mg2+ 15.13% inhhibition at 20 mM Nelumbo nucifera
Mn2+ 38.16% inhhibition at 20 mM Nelumbo nucifera
additional information no inhibition by Li+. The Cu2+, the active centre of PPO, can be chelated by EDTA and ascorbic acid or replaced by other metal ions such as Ca2+, Zn2+ and Co2+, which cause the inactivation of PPO Nelumbo nucifera
SDS 43.17% inhhibition at 50 mM Nelumbo nucifera
sodium hydrogen sulfite complete inhhibition at 50 mM Nelumbo nucifera
sodium sulfite complete inhhibition at 50 mM Nelumbo nucifera
sodium thiosulfate complete inhhibition at 50 mM Nelumbo nucifera
Thiourea complete inhhibition at 50 mM Nelumbo nucifera
Urea 1.44% inhhibition at 50 mM Nelumbo nucifera
Zn2+ 76.36% inhhibition at 20 mM Nelumbo nucifera

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.604
-
catechol pH 7.0, 20°C Nelumbo nucifera

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Cu2+ activates by 85%, required for activity, a copper enzyme Nelumbo nucifera

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
2 catechol + O2 Nelumbo nucifera
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2 1,2-benzoquinone + 2 H2O
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Nelumbo nucifera A0A1U7Z3Y9
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-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
native enzyme from seed by ammonium sulfate fractionation and affinity chromatography Nelumbo nucifera

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
seed
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Nelumbo nucifera
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
2 catechol + O2
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Nelumbo nucifera 2 1,2-benzoquinone + 2 H2O
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?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 38600, SDS-PAGE Nelumbo nucifera

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
polyphenol oxidase
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Nelumbo nucifera
PPO
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Nelumbo nucifera

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
20
-
-
Nelumbo nucifera

Temperature Range [°C]

Temperature Minimum [°C] Temperature Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
5 60 activity range, profile overview Nelumbo nucifera

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
50
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purified native enzyme, stable up to Nelumbo nucifera
80
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purified native enzyme, inactivation Nelumbo nucifera

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7
-
-
Nelumbo nucifera

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
4.5 10 activity range, profile overview Nelumbo nucifera

pH Stability

pH Stability pH Stability Maximum Comment Organism
3
-
purified native enzyme, loss of 50% activity Nelumbo nucifera
4 7 purified native enzyme, stable at Nelumbo nucifera
9
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purified native enzyme, loss of 70% activity Nelumbo nucifera

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
additional information Cu2+ existing in the active centre of PPOs is likely to be dissociated in relatively extreme acid environment, and might form the precipitate of copper hydroxide in relatively extreme alkaline environment Nelumbo nucifera