Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 183, Issue -, Pages 49-57Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.03.016
Keywords
Polyphenoloxidase; Tyrosinase activity; Grapes; Riesling; Dornfelder
Funding
- Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz fur Innovation, Germany
- NMFZ
- BMWi/FEI
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Polyphenoloxidases (PPO) of the type-3 copper protein family are considered to be catecholoxidases catalyzing the oxidation of o-diphenols to their corresponding quinones. PPO from Grenache grapes has recently been reported to display only diphenolase activity. In contrast, we have characterized PPOs from Dornfelder and Riesling grapes which display both monophenolase and diphenolase activity. Ultracentrifugation and size exclusion chromatography indicated that both PPOs occur as monomers with M-r of about 38 kDa. Non-reducing SDS-PAGE shows two bands of about 38 kDa exhibiting strong activity. Remarkably, three bands up to 60 kDa displayed only very weak PPO activity, supporting the hypothesis that the C-terminal domain covers the entrance to the active site. Molecular dynamic analysis indicated that the hydroxyl group of monophenolic substrates can bind to CuA after the flexible but sterically hindering Phe 259 swings away on a picosecond time scale. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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