Partial Purification and Characterization of Protease from Abrus precatorius Linn. (Fabaceae) from Cameroon

Blandine, Mezajoug Kenfack Laurette and Serge, Ngangoum Eric and Clergé, Tchiégang (2016) Partial Purification and Characterization of Protease from Abrus precatorius Linn. (Fabaceae) from Cameroon. Advances in Enzyme Research, 04 (02). pp. 35-43. ISSN 2328-4846

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Abstract

Crude enzyme extracts were prepared from leaves and stems of Linn. (Fabaceae) from Cameroon under optimized conditions. Proteolytic enzymes were precipitated with ammonium sulfate at 35% (w/v) saturation and assayed for enzyme activity. The effects of temperature, pH, incubation time and substrate specificity were studied. SDS-PAGE was used to determine molecular weight of precipitated protease. Results indicated that proteolytic activity of crude extract was 35.20 U/ml compared to 51.03 U/ml of partial purified extract. The optimum enzyme activity was found to be at 40°C, while 50% of activity was maintained at 60°C after 60 min incubation. Partial purified crude extract exhibited two optimum pH (2.75 and 9.0). The highest enzyme activity towards Bovine Serum Albumine (25.9 U/ml) was noted. SDS-PAGE gels exhibited molecular weight between 40 - 60 KDa. This result confirms that partial purified extract of A. precatorius contains proteases and could be a promising source for proteolytic enzyme extraction.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Eurolib Press > Chemical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 14 Mar 2023 08:23
Last Modified: 10 May 2024 06:59
URI: http://info.submit4journal.com/id/eprint/1068

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