Properties of a Cationic Peroxidase from Citrus jambhiri cv. Adalia

• Published in: Applied biochemistry and biotechnology 2008-08, Vol.150 (2), p.127-137
• Main Authors: Mohamed, Saleh A, El-Badry, Mohamed O, Drees, Ehab A, Fahmy, Afaf S
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adalia; Ammonium; ammonium sulfate; Biochemistry; Biological and medical sciences; Biotechnology; catechol; Cations - chemistry; Cellulose; chemical constituents of plants; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Citrus; Citrus - enzymology; Citrus fruits; Citrus jambhiri; citrus peels; Cultivars; enzymatic hydrolysis; enzyme activity; enzyme inactivation; enzyme kinetics; enzyme substrates; Enzymes; Fruit - enzymology; Fruits; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; High temperature; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Inactivation; isozymes; lithium; mercury; molecular weight; peroxidase; Peroxidases - chemistry; Peroxidases - isolation & purification; Peroxidases - metabolism; Phenols; Phenols - metabolism; purification; pyrogallol; Studies; Substrate Specificity; temperature; thermal stability; zinc
• ISSN: 0273-2289; 1559-0291
• DOI: 10.1007/s12010-008-8142-2

The major pool of peroxidase activity is present in the peel of some Egyptian citrus species and cultivars compared to the juice and pulp. Citrus jambhiri cv. Adalia had the highest peroxidase activity among the examined species. Four anionic and one cationic peroxidase isoenzymes from C. jambhiri were detected using the purification procedure including ammonium sulfate precipitation, chromatography on diethylaminoethanol-cellulose, carboxymethyl-cellulose, and Sephacryl S-200 columns. Cationic peroxidase POII is proved to be pure, and its molecular weight was 56 kDa. A study of substrate specificity identified the physiological role of POII, which catalyzed the oxidation of some phenolic substrates in the order of o-phenylenediamine > guaiacol > o-dianisidine > pyrogallol > catechol. The kinetic parameters (K(m), V(max), and V(max)/K(m)) of POII for hydrolysis toward H₂O₂ and electron donor substrates were studied. The enzyme had pH and temperature optima at 5.5 and 40 °C, respectively. POII was stable at 10-40 °C and unstable above 50 °C. The thermal inactivation profile of POII is biphasic and characterized by a rapid decline in activity on exposure to heat. The most of POII activity (70-80%) was lost at 50, 60, and 70 °C after 15, 10, and 5 min of incubation, respectively. Most of the examined metal ions had a very slight effect on POII except of Li⁺, Zn²⁺, and Hg²⁺, which had partial inhibitory effects. In the present study, the instability of peroxidase above 50 °C makes the high temperature short time treatment very efficient for the inactivation of peel peroxidase contaminated in orange juice to avoid the formation of off-flavors.