Parameters that enhance the bacterial expression of active plant polyphenol oxidases.

Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs, EC 1.10.3.1) are type-3 copper proteins that enzymatically convert diphenolic compounds into their corresponding quinones. Although there is significant interest in these enzymes because of their role in food deterioration, the lack of a suitable expression system for the...

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Main Authors: Mareike E Dirks-Hofmeister, Stephan Kolkenbrock, Bruno M Moerschbacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3804589?pdf=render