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Intrinsic Peroxidase-like Activity of Ficin.

ABSTRACT: Ficin is classified as a sulfhydryl protease isolated from the latex of fig trees. In most cases, a particular enzyme fits a few types of substrate and catalyzes one type of reaction. In this investigation, we found sufficient proofs for the intrinsic peroxidase-like activity of ficin and designed experiments to examine its effectiveness in a variety of scenarios. Ficin can transform peroxidase substrates to colored products in the existence of H₂O₂. Our results also indicate that the active sites of peroxidase-like activity of ficin are different from that of protease, which reveals that one enzyme may catalyze more than one kind of substrate to perform different types of reactions. On the basis of these findings, H₂O₂ releasing from MCF-7 cells was detected successfully. Our findings support a wider application of ficin in biochemistry and open up the possibility of utilizing ficin as enzymatic mimics in biotechnology and environmental monitoring.

SUBMITTER: Yang Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5320487 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Intrinsic Peroxidase-like Activity of Ficin.

Yang Yufang Y Shen Dongjun D Long Yijuan Y Xie Zhixiong Z Zheng Huzhi H

Scientific reports 20170222

Ficin is classified as a sulfhydryl protease isolated from the latex of fig trees. In most cases, a particular enzyme fits a few types of substrate and catalyzes one type of reaction. In this investigation, we found sufficient proofs for the intrinsic peroxidase-like activity of ficin and designed experiments to examine its effectiveness in a variety of scenarios. Ficin can transform peroxidase substrates to colored products in the existence of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Our results also indica ...[more]

PMID: 28224979

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