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Purification and characterisation of alliinase produced by Cupriavidus necator and its application for generation of cytotoxic agent : Allicin
Joint Authors
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 25, Issue 7 (30 Nov. 2018), pp.1429-1438, 10 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2018-11-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
10
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Abstract EN
Allicin, an extremely active constituent of freshly crushed garlic, is produced upon reaction of alliin with the enzyme alliinase (EC 4.4.1.4).
A bacterium Cupriavidus necator with the ability of alliinase production was isolated from a soil sample and was identified by morphological, biochemical and 16S rRNA sequence.
Alliinase production was optimised and it was further purified to apparent homogeneity with 103-fold purification and specific activity of 209 U/mg of protein by using DEAE Cellulose and Sephadex G-100 chromatography.
The enzyme is a homodimer of molecular weight 110 kDa with two subunits of molecular weight 55 kDa each.
The optimum activity of the purified enzyme was found at pH 7 and the optimum temperature was 35 C.
The enzyme exhibited maximum reaction rate (Vmax) at 74.65 U/mg and Michaelis–Menten constant (Km) was determined to be 0.83 mM when alliin was used as a substrate.
The cytotoxic activity of in-situ generated allicin using purified alliinase and alliin was assessed on MIA PaCa-2 cell line using MTT assay and Acridine orange–ethidium bromide staining.
This approach of in-situ allicin generation suggests a novel therapeutic strategy wherein alliin and alliinase work together synergistically to produce cytotoxic agent allicin.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chhabria, Sagar& Desai, Krutika. 2018. Purification and characterisation of alliinase produced by Cupriavidus necator and its application for generation of cytotoxic agent : Allicin. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 25, no. 7, pp.1429-1438.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chhabria, Sagar& Desai, Krutika. Purification and characterisation of alliinase produced by Cupriavidus necator and its application for generation of cytotoxic agent : Allicin. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 25, no. 7 (Nov. 2018), pp.1429-1438.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chhabria, Sagar& Desai, Krutika. Purification and characterisation of alliinase produced by Cupriavidus necator and its application for generation of cytotoxic agent : Allicin. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2018. Vol. 25, no. 7, pp.1429-1438.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-896813
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 1437-1438
Record ID
BIM-896813