Purification, characterization, and solvent-induced thermal stabilization of ficin from Ficus carica

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 11417-11423

  Devaraj, Kamsagara Basavarajappa ^a   Kumar, Parigi Ramesh ^a   Prakash, Vishweshwaraiah ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Co solvents; Cysteine protease; Ficin; Ficus; Fig; Sorbitol; Stabilization; Thermal denaturation temperature; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

FICIN; SOLVENT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FICUS; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME STABILITY; FICAIN; FICUS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOLVENTS;

CARICA PAPAYA; FICUS CARICA;

EID: 58949090489     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf802205a     Document Type: Article

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