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A Rapid Process for Purification of Chitinase from the Latex of Carica papaya |
Author ![]() |
Sarote Nitsawang [a] and Pawinee Kanasawud* [b] |
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scipknsw@chiangmai.ac.th |
Abstract: A rapid process for purification of chitinase from the latex of Carica papaya involves an aqueous two-phase extraction and salt fractionation. The whole latex, including the insoluble material, was extracted by 5% PEG-12% (NH4)2SO4 to remove papain. Chitinase was purified from the salt-rich bottom phase by precipitation with 11% ammonium sulfate and 20% sodium chloride, respectively: 2.4 mg enzyme/g of wet latex and 4.2 folds of purification were obtained. The purified enzyme was homogeneous on cathodic gel electrophoresis and its Mw of 26540 daltons was determined by ESI-MS. It can be classified as class II chitinase by its N-terminal amino acid sequence, GIEKII.
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Start & End Page ![]() |
237 - 242 |
Received Date ![]() |
2005-07-25 |
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Accepted Date ![]() |
2005-11-30 |
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Keyword ![]() |
Carica papaya latex, chitinase, purification |
Volume ![]() |
Vol.33 No.2 (MAY 2006) |
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Citation |
[a] S.N. and [b] P.K., A Rapid Process for Purification of Chitinase from the Latex of Carica papaya, Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 2006; 33(2): 237-242. |
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