Horticultural Science (Mar 2002)

Sucrase in immobilized cells of Cucumis sativus L.

  • S.I. Ignatova,
  • L.M. Kušč,
  • L. Bilisics,
  • L. Trinh,
  • N.N. Tiuliaeva,
  • M.G. Sedova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17221/4465-hortsci
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 1
pp. 17 – 22

Abstract

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Cell suspension cultures of Cucumis sativus L. - cucumber were permeabilized by Tween, hexadecyltri-methylammonium bromide, hexadecylpyridiniumbromide ethanol and/or immobilized by glutaraldehyde. The highest invertase activity was at pH 4.4 and temperature 53°C. The hydrolysis of the substrate was linear for 5 h reaching 60% conversion. The cells displayed high sucrase activity and convenient physico-mechanical properties.

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