EFFECT OF PRESENCE OF CONCANAVALIN A ON ENZYMATIC-HYDROLYSIS OF LACTOSE AND SUCROSE

Authors
AGARWAL R GUPTA MN
Citation
R. Agarwal et Mn. Gupta, EFFECT OF PRESENCE OF CONCANAVALIN A ON ENZYMATIC-HYDROLYSIS OF LACTOSE AND SUCROSE, Bioresource technology, 49(3), 1994, pp. 223-225
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels","Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology",Agriculture
Journal title
Bioresource technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09608524
Volume
49
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
223 - 225
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-8524(1994)49:3<223:EOPOCA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
It was found that Concanavalin A (Con A) accelerates the rates of hydr olysis of E. coli beta-galactosidase and yeast invertase by binding to the product (glucose) formed in the reaction. The effect of Con A can be made more significant by adding fresh Con A, as the initially adde d Con A becomes saturated. In this fashion, 38% of sucrose could be hy drolysed in the presence of Con A, instead of 22% hydrolysis observed without the presence of lectin.