903
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Partial characterization of a novel amylase activity isolated from Tunisian Ficus carica latex

, , , &
Pages 1158-1166 | Received 16 Jan 2011, Accepted 21 Mar 2011, Published online: 21 Oct 2011

Reference

  • Al-bar OAM. (2009). Screening of α-amylase in the Barley Hordium vulgare during germination: Characterisation of α-amylase. J Appl Sci Res, 5, 2546–2552.
  • Banerjee UC, Sani RK, Azmi W, Soni R. (1999). Thermostable alkaline protease from Bacillus brevis and its characterization as a laundry detergent additive. Process Biochem, 35, 213–219.
  • Berbezy P, Legendre L, Maujean A. (1996). Purification and characterization of α-amylase from vine inter-nodes. Plant Physiol Biochem, 34, 353–361.
  • Bernfeld P. (1955). Amylase α, and β. Methods Enzymol, 1, 149–151.
  • Burhan A, Nisa U, Gokhan C, Omer C, Ashabil A, Osman G. (2003). Enzymatic properties of a novel thermostable, thermophilic, alkaline and chelator resistant amylase from an alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. isolate ANT-6. Process Biochem, 38, 1397–1403.
  • De Oliveira AN, De Oliveira L A, Andrade JS. (2010). Partial characterization of amylases of two indigenous central Amazonian Rhizobia strains. Braz Arch Biol Technol, 53, 35–45.
  • Dué E A, Kouadio JPEN, Kouakou HT, Dabonné S, Niamké SL, Kouamé LP. (2008). Purification and physicochemical properties of α-amylase from cockroach, Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus), for starches saccharification. Afr J Biotechnol, 7, 2707–2716.
  • Fontana JD, Gebara M, Blumel M, Schneider H, Mackenzie CR, Johnson KG. (1988). α-4-O-Methyl-d-glucuronidase component of xylanolytic complexes. Methods Enzymol, 160, 560–571.
  • Greenwood CT, MacGregor AW. (1965). Isolation of α-amylase from barley and malted barley and study of their properties and action patterns of the enzymes. J Inst Brew, 71, 405–417.
  • Gupta R, Gigras P, Mohapatra H, Goswami VK, Chauhan B. (2003). Microbial α-amylases: A biotechnological perspective. Process Biochem, 38, 1599–1616.
  • Hutchinson J. (1959). The Families of Flowering Plants, 2nd edn, vol. 1. p. 201.
  • Janeck S, Belaz S. (1992). α-Amylases and approaches leading to their enhanced stability. FEBS Lett, 304, 1–3.
  • Kruger JE, Lineback DR. (1987). Carbohydrate degrading enzymes in cereals. In: Kruger JE, Lineback DR, Stautter CE (eds.), Enzymes and Their Role in the Cereal Technology. AACC, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, pp. 117–139.
  • Lazreg Aref H, Gaaliche B, Fekih A, Mars M, Aouni M, Pierre Chaumon J, Said K. (2011). In vitro cytotoxic and antiviral activities of Ficus carica latex extracts. Nat Prod Res, 25, 310–319.
  • Muralikrishna G, Nirmala M. (2005). Cereal α-amylases-an overview. Carbohydr Polym, 60, 163–173.
  • Nirmala M, Muralikrishna G. (2003). Three α-amylases from malted finger millet (Ragi, Eleusine coracana, Indaf-15)–purification and partial characterization. Phytochemistry, 62, 21–30.
  • Pandey A, Nigam P, Soccol CR, Soccol VT, Singh D, Mohan R. (2000). Advances in microbial amylases. Biotechnol Appl Biochem, 31 (Pt 2), 135–152.
  • Phadatare SU, Deshpande VV, Srinivasan MC. (1993). High activity alkaline protease from Conidiobolus coronatus (NCL 86.8.20): Enzyme production and compatibility with commercial detergents. Enzy Microb Tech, 15, 72–76.
  • Pérez-Pomares F, Bautista V, Ferrer J, Pire C, Marhuenda-Egea FC, Bonete MJ. (2003). α-Amylase activity from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei. Extremophiles, 7, 299–306.
  • Robbins BH, Lamson PD. (1934). Further studies on the proteolytic enzymes of Ficus carica and Ficus glabrata lattices. J Biol Chem, 239, 2170–2177.
  • Sgarbieri VC, Gupte SM, Kramer DE, Whitaker JR. (1964). Ficus enzymes. I. Separation of the proteolytic enzymes of Ficus carica and Ficus glabrata latices. j Biol Chem, 239, 2170–2177.
  • Tauber H. (1949). The Chemistry and Technology of Enzymes. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
  • Thoma JA, Sparlin JE, Dygert S. (1971). Plant and animal amylases. In: Boyer P. (ed.), The Enzymes, Vol. 5. New York: Academic Press, pp. 115–189.
  • Vallee BL, Stein EA, Sumerwell WN, Fischer EH. (1959). Metal content of α-amylases of various origins. J Biol Chem, 234, 2901–2905.
  • Vihinen M, Mäntsälä P. (1989). Microbial amylolytic enzymes. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol, 24, 329–418.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.