Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) of garland chrysanthemum (
Chrysanthemum coronarium L.) was purified~32-fold with a recovery rate of 16% by ammonium sulfate fractionation, ion exchange chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography, and gel filtration. The purified enzyme appeared as a singleband on PAGE and SDS-PAGE. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be about47000 and 45000 by gel filtration and SDS-PAGE, respectively. The purified enzyme quickly oxidizedchlorogenic acid and (-)-epicatechin. The
Km value (Michaelis constant) of the enzyme was 2.0 mMfor chlorogenic acid (pH 4.0, 30
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C) and 10.0 mM for (-)-epicatechin (pH 8.0, 40
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C). The optimumpH was 4.0 for chlorogenic acid oxidase (ChO) and 8.0 for (-)-epicatechin oxidase (EpO). In the pHrange from 5 to 11, their activities were quite stable at 5
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C for 22 h. The optimum temperatures ofChO and EpO activities were 30 and 40
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C, respectively. Both activities were stable at up to 50
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Cafter heat treatment for 30 min. The purified enzyme was strongly inhibited by
L-ascorbic acid and
L-cysteine at 1 mM.Keywords: Polyphenol oxidase; garland chrysanthemum; chlorogenic oxidase activity; (-)-epicatechinoxidase activity; purification