| Literature DB >> 10672030 |
W J Peumans1, A Barre, V Derycke, P Rougé, W Zhang, G D May, J A Delcour, F Van Leuven, E J Van Damme.
Abstract
An abundant, catalytically active beta-1,3-endoglucanase (EC 3.2.1. 39) has been isolated from the pulp of ripe bananas. Biochemical analysis of the purified protein, molecular modelling, and molecular cloning of the corresponding gene indicate that this banana enzyme closely resembles previously characterized plant beta-glucanases with respect to its amino-acid sequence, structure and biological activity. The results described in this paper demonstrate both the occurrence of an abundant active beta-1,3-endoglucanases in fruits and also readdress the question of the possible involvement of these enzymes in the ripening and/or softening process.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID： 10672030 DOI： 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01117.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Biochem ISSN： 0014-2956