Distribution Of Protease Activity Research Articles

Comparative analysis on the distribution of protease activities among fruits and vegetable resources

In this study, a comparative analysis on the distribution of protease activities among 90 plant resources, including fruits and vegetables, has been performed. Protease activities of plant extracts were assayed at different pH values (pH 3.0, pH 7.5 and pH 10.5) using casein as a substrate. Ten fruits and thirteen vegetables show protease activities above 10U/g. Pineapple, fig and papaya, which are used for commercial protease production, exhibited high protease activities. Additionally, high protease activities were detected in kiwifruit (28.8U/g), broccoli (16.9U/g), ginger (16.6U/g), leek (32.7U/g) and red pepper (15.8U/g) at different pH values. SDS-PAGE and zymograms confirmed that various types of proteases existed in the five plant extracts and might be explored. Furthermore, five plant extracts were treated by different protease inhibitors. These results show that there are still many plant resources unexplored, which may be promising candidates for plant-derived protease production.

Regional difference of contractile response to tachykinin agonists and to electrical field stimulation are dependent on distribution of protease activity

Regional difference of contractile response to tachykinin agonists and to electrical field stimulation are dependent on distribution of protease activity

Distribution of protease activity in the blastula and early gastrula of Discoglossus pictus.

E stata determinata l'attivita proteasica nelle differenti regioni della blastula e della gastrula diDiscoglossus pictus. Nella blastula non esiste una differenza di attivita fra meta animale e vegetativa, quando si prenda come riferimento l'azoto citoplasmatico. Nella giovane gastrula il territorio presuntivo della corda e del sistema nervoso mostra una attivita piu elevata della epidermide presuntiva.

The distribution of protease activities on liver cell fractions

The distribution of protease activities on liver cell fractions