ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
By including hydrophobic chromatography in the purification scheme, 2 homogeneous tomato fruit peroxidase isoenzymes were obtained. The expression of these 2 peroxidases, one acid and the other basic, was determined in tomato fruits grown under different salinity conditions. Increased salinity modified the isoenzyme profile of tomato peroxidase. In tomatoes grown under highly saline conditions, there was an increase in the expression of the acid form with respect to the basic, the acid/basic ratio rising from 4.5 in tomatoes grown under normal saline conditions to 70 in those grown in highly saline conditions. Kinetic studies using 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzo-thiazolinesulfonic acid) as reducing substrate showed that increased salinity in the growth medium did not modify the kinetic parameter of tomato peroxidase over both hydrogen peroxide or reducing substrate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2000.tb15948.x
