Gene Expression Analysis of Fruit Bromelain in Ripening of Ananas comosus Cultivar MD 2

Fruit bromelain is a proteolytic enzyme harbouring cysteine catalytic residue found abundantly in pineapple fruit. The expression of cysteine proteases is usually regulated during fruit ripening. In the present study, we aimed to study the expression and proteolytic activity level of fruit bromelain...

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Main Authors: Wei, Cheng Pang, Aizi Nor Mazila, Ramli, Azzmer Azzar, Abdul Hamid
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Language:English
Published: Trans Tech Publications 2020
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28150/1/Gene%20Expression%20Analysis%20of%20Fruit%20Bromelain1.pdf
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author Wei, Cheng Pang
Aizi Nor Mazila, Ramli
Azzmer Azzar, Abdul Hamid
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Aizi Nor Mazila, Ramli
Azzmer Azzar, Abdul Hamid
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description Fruit bromelain is a proteolytic enzyme harbouring cysteine catalytic residue found abundantly in pineapple fruit. The expression of cysteine proteases is usually regulated during fruit ripening. In the present study, we aimed to study the expression and proteolytic activity level of fruit bromelain during the ripening stage of A. comosus cultivar MD 2. The gene expression of fruit bromelain was investigated via relative gene expression analysis using qPCR while the proteolytic activity of fruit bromelain was analysed via enzymatic assay using casein as a substrate. The qPCR analysis revealed that the expression of fruit bromelain was down-regulated 10-fold in ripe pineapple fruits. Besides that, the unripe pineapple fruits [1.9101 ± 0.0831 U/mL] had a higher proteolytic activity than the ripe MD 2 pineapple fruits [1.1333 ± 0.0896 U/mL]. This result showed that the function of fruit bromelain may be related to the protection of young pineapple fruits during the fruit development stage
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spelling UMPir281502020-03-18T01:44:05Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28150/ Gene Expression Analysis of Fruit Bromelain in Ripening of Ananas comosus Cultivar MD 2 Wei, Cheng Pang Aizi Nor Mazila, Ramli Azzmer Azzar, Abdul Hamid QD Chemistry Fruit bromelain is a proteolytic enzyme harbouring cysteine catalytic residue found abundantly in pineapple fruit. The expression of cysteine proteases is usually regulated during fruit ripening. In the present study, we aimed to study the expression and proteolytic activity level of fruit bromelain during the ripening stage of A. comosus cultivar MD 2. The gene expression of fruit bromelain was investigated via relative gene expression analysis using qPCR while the proteolytic activity of fruit bromelain was analysed via enzymatic assay using casein as a substrate. The qPCR analysis revealed that the expression of fruit bromelain was down-regulated 10-fold in ripe pineapple fruits. Besides that, the unripe pineapple fruits [1.9101 ± 0.0831 U/mL] had a higher proteolytic activity than the ripe MD 2 pineapple fruits [1.1333 ± 0.0896 U/mL]. This result showed that the function of fruit bromelain may be related to the protection of young pineapple fruits during the fruit development stage Trans Tech Publications 2020 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28150/1/Gene%20Expression%20Analysis%20of%20Fruit%20Bromelain1.pdf Wei, Cheng Pang and Aizi Nor Mazila, Ramli and Azzmer Azzar, Abdul Hamid (2020) Gene Expression Analysis of Fruit Bromelain in Ripening of Ananas comosus Cultivar MD 2. Materials Science Forum, 981. pp. 209-214. ISSN 0255-5476. (Published) https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.981.209 https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.981.209
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Aizi Nor Mazila, Ramli
Azzmer Azzar, Abdul Hamid
Gene Expression Analysis of Fruit Bromelain in Ripening of Ananas comosus Cultivar MD 2
title Gene Expression Analysis of Fruit Bromelain in Ripening of Ananas comosus Cultivar MD 2
title_full Gene Expression Analysis of Fruit Bromelain in Ripening of Ananas comosus Cultivar MD 2
title_fullStr Gene Expression Analysis of Fruit Bromelain in Ripening of Ananas comosus Cultivar MD 2
title_full_unstemmed Gene Expression Analysis of Fruit Bromelain in Ripening of Ananas comosus Cultivar MD 2
title_short Gene Expression Analysis of Fruit Bromelain in Ripening of Ananas comosus Cultivar MD 2
title_sort gene expression analysis of fruit bromelain in ripening of ananas comosus cultivar md 2
topic QD Chemistry
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28150/1/Gene%20Expression%20Analysis%20of%20Fruit%20Bromelain1.pdf
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