Photochemical oxidation of actinidin,a thiol protease fromActinidia chinensis |
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Authors: | M. Kaneda Y. Tomita N. Tominaga |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University, 890 Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan |
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Abstract: | Summary Actinidin was rapidly inactivated by methylene blue-catalyzed photooxidation at pH 7.9 and 20°C. The rate of inactivation was pH-dependent and became slower at lower pH values, suggesting the involvement of a histidine residue in the inactivation. |
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Keywords: | Actimidine photoinactivation protease |
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