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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2000
Feb
;
(2)
:0
Distribution and characterization of enzymes causing starch degradation in rice (Oryza sativa cv. koshihikari).
Awazuhara M
,
Nakagawa A
,
Yamaguchi J
,
Fujiwara T
,
Hayashi H
,
Hatae K
,
Chino M
,
Shimada A
Abstract
The thermal dependency and stability of enzymes producing reducing sugar (RS) were examined in bran, the exterior 13% part (outer endosperm), and the remaining inner endosperm of rice grains. RS-producing enzymes in the inner endosperm showed a higher optimum temperature than those in other parts of the rice grain. Diethylaminoethyl-Sephacel chromatography of crude extracts revealed two peaks of RS-producing activity with different optimum temperatures (60 and 37 degrees C) in all three parts. alpha-Glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.20) and alpha-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) isoform G were thought to be major components of the RS-producing activities with high and low optimum temperatures, respectively. The peak with a high optimum temperature was a more abundant component in the inner endosperm, compared with other parts of the rice grain. Thus, different parts of rice were found to have distinct enzyme sets having different thermal dependency and to be involved in starch degradation to various sugars.
DHARA ID:
D026979
Pubmed ID:
10691623
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