A Novel Protease Identified in the Latex of Ficus longifolia

Abstract

Abstract
A proteolytic enzyme has been extracted from the latex of the plant Ficus longifolia. The optimum pH and temperature for the activity of the enzyme have been determined as 9 and 70°C respectively. It was activated by cysteine and β-mercaptoethanol. Its activity was inhibited strongly and reversibly by PCMB (Para Chloro Mercury Benzoate), which revealed that the latex protease is a cysteine protease. It is a novel plant latex protease.

Keywords: Ficus longifolia, cysteine, β-mercaptoethanol, para chloro mercury benzoate, cysteine protease

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Silpa Somavarapu, I. Bhaskar Reddy.
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Novel Protease Identified in the Latex of
Ficus longifolia Research & Reviews:
Journal of Herbal Science . 2019; 8(3):
1 3 19 p.