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  • Gomes, M.; Vieira, T.; Fundo, J.; Almeida, D.
    Polyphenoloxidase activity and browning in fresh-cut Rocha pear as affected by pH, phenolic substrates, and antibrowning additives (2014), Postharvest Biol. Technol., 91, 32-38 .
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Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
4-hexylresorcinol
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
ascorbic acid
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
calcium ascorbate
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
calcium chloride
-
Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
calcium lactate
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
calcium propionate
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
additional information pH-dependent inhibition of the enzyme Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
N-acetyl-L-cysteine
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
(+)-catechin hydrate + O2 Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
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? + 2 H2O
-
?
2 4-methylcatechol + O2 Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
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2 4-methyl-1,2-benzoquinone + 2 H2O
-
?
2 catechol + O2 Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
-
2 1,2-benzoquinone + 2 H2O
-
?
2 L-dopa + O2 Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
-
2 dopaquinone + 2 H2O
-
?
caffeic acid + O2 Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
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? + 2 H2O
-
?
chlorogenic acid + O2 Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica best substrate ? + 2 H2O
-
?
L-tyrosine + O2 Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
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dopaquinone + H2O
-
?
pyrogallol + O2 Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
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? + 2 H2O
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica A7J0M6 cv. Rocha, from orchards located in the Western Region of Portugal
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
(+)-catechin + O2 high activity Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica ? + 2 H2O
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?
(+)-catechin hydrate + O2
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica ? + 2 H2O
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?
2 4-methylcatechol + O2
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica 2 4-methyl-1,2-benzoquinone + 2 H2O
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?
2 4-methylcatechol + O2 high activity Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica 2 4-methyl-1,2-benzoquinone + 2 H2O
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?
2 catechol + O2
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica 2 1,2-benzoquinone + 2 H2O
-
?
2 catechol + O2 high activity Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica 2 1,2-benzoquinone + 2 H2O
-
?
2 L-dopa + O2
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica 2 dopaquinone + 2 H2O
-
?
caffeic acid + O2
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica ? + 2 H2O
-
?
chlorogenic acid + O2
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica ? + 2 H2O
-
?
chlorogenic acid + O2 best substrate Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica ? + 2 H2O
-
?
L-tyrosine + O2
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica dopaquinone + H2O
-
?
L-tyrosine + O2 low activity Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica dopaquinone + H2O
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?
additional information substrate specificity, overview Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica ?
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?
pyrogallol + O2
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica ? + 2 H2O
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?
pyrogallol + O2 low activity Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica ? + 2 H2O
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?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
polyphenoloxidase
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
PPO
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Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
25
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assay at Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
additional information
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pH optima for PPO activity depend on the phenolic substrates, overview Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
5
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with catechol Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
6
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with 4-methylcatechol Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
7
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with dopamine, caffeic acid, and catechin Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica
8
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with pyrogallol Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
3 8 PPO activity increases with pH from pH 3.0 to pH 7.0 and decreases slightly as pH increases from pH 7.0 to pH 8.0, but this general pattern is affected by the substrate, pH optima for PPO activity depend on the phenolic substrates, detailed overview Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function the enzyme is involved in browning of fruit slices Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica