期刊
JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE
卷 51, 期 7, 页码 1286-1293出版社
SPRINGER INDIA
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-012-0631-1
关键词
alpha-Amylase inhibitor; Phaseolus vulgaris; Callosobruchus chinensis; Tribolium castaneum; Spodoptera littoralis and Human salivary amylase
资金
- ASPEE, Agriculture Research and Development Foundation, Malad (W) Mumbai
Six bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivars of Himalayan region were analysed for alpha- amylase inhibitor activity. The alpha-amylase inhibitor from seeds of screened bean cultivar KR-9, showing maximum inhibitory activity was purified using ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration chromatography (Sephadex G-100) and ion exchange chromatography (DEAE-Sephadex). The inhibitor was purified to homogeneity as judged by native-PAGE with 14.22 fold purification and 71.66% recovery. Purified inhibitor consisted of three subunits of molecular weight 15,488, 18,620 and 26,302 daltons, respectively as determined by SDS-PAGE. It was found to be heat stable up to 30 A degrees C-40 A degrees C and had two pH optima of 5.0 and 6.9. Nature of inhibition was found to be of non-competitive type. The purified inhibitor was found to be effective against alpha-amylases extracted from larvae of Callosobruchus chinensis, Tribolium castaneum and gut enzyme of Spodoptera littoralis. Larvae of Tribolium castaneum fed on flour mixed with purified inhibitor for 5 days showed 100% larval mortality. Purified alpha-amylase inhibitor was also found to inhibit human salivary alpha-amylase, suggesting its potential in prevention and therapy of obesity and use as drug design targets for treatment of diabetes. The gene encoding the inhibitor may be used to develop transgenic plants resistant against insect pests.
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