Some studies on the protease from a novel source: The plant Cucurbita ficifolia

A. Illanes, G. Schaffeld, C. Schiappacasse, M. Zuñiga, G. González, E. Curotto, G. Tapia, S. O'Reilly

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Abstract

An alkaline protease from the plant Cucurbita ficifolia was studied using corn gluten as a substrate. At 25 units/ml, the enzyme solubilized 61% of the initial insoluble protein in 18.5 hours at pH 7.0, 55°C and 100 g/l of substrate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)669-672
Number of pages4
JournalBiotechnology Letters
Volume7
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1985

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