The Effects of pH, Ionic Strength, and Ethylene on the Extraction of Cellulase from Abscission Zones of Citrus Leaf Explants
AUTOR(ES)
Huberman, Moshe
RESUMO
The solubility of cellulase extracted from the abscission zones of citrus leaf explants (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) in sodium phosphate buffer depends on the pH of the extracting solution and, to a lesser extent, on the ionic strength. By increasing molarity from 0.01 to 0.16, the solubility of cellulase increased from 51% to 89% at pH 6.1 and from 70% to 98% at pH 7. In all cases, residual cellulase was further extracted from the pellet by buffer containing 1 m NaCl. Most of the enzymic activity was found in tissues proximal to the separation line, and activity of the cellulase which was soluble in phosphate buffer was closely correlated with abscission at both pH values. When extraction of cellulase at pH 6.1 with phosphate buffer was followed by a reextraction of the pellet with buffer containing 1 m NaCl, the activity of the cellulase soluble in the fortified buffer was also correlated with abscission. Pretreatment of explants with ethylene increased the solubility of cellulase in the phosphate buffer regardless of the pH used at the first extraction.
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