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SUBMITTER: Derardja AE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6804514 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Derardja Ala Eddine AE Pretzler Matthias M Kampatsikas Ioannis I Barkat Malika M Rompel Annette A
Food chemistry: X 20190911
The present research investigates the long term inhibition of enzymatic browning by inactivating the polyphenol oxidase (PPO) of apricot, using combinations of plant proteases and ascorbic acid (AA). The selected proteases were able to inactivate PPO at pH 4.5, with the degree of inactivation proportional to incubation time and protease concentration. Papain was the most effective protease, with 50 μg completely inactivating PPO in less than one hour. AA prevented browning reactions that occur b ...[more]