Isolation and purification of bromelain from waste peel of pineapple for therapeutic application



Título del documento: Isolation and purification of bromelain from waste peel of pineapple for therapeutic application
Revista: Brazilian archives of biology and technology
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000374047
ISSN: 1516-8913
Autores: 1
2
3
1
4
Instituciones: 1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Quimica, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Departamento de Ciencias Exatas e da Terra, Diadema, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Instituto de Genetica e Bioquimica, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais. Brasil
4Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Nov-Dic
Volumen: 56
Número: 6
Paginación: 971-979
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés The aim of this work was to isolate and purify bromelain extracted from the pineapple peel by ammonium sulfate precipitation (40-80%), followed by desalting and freeze-drying with a 75% activity recovery and 2.2 fold increased specific activity. Ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose was able to separate the polysaccharides from the enzyme, which was recovered in the elution step, maintaining its enzymatic activity. The batch adsorption of bromelain was evaluated in terms of total protein and enzymatic activity using Langmuir and Langmuir-Freundlich models. Results showed that the process could be suitable for the recovery and purification of the enzyme, maintaining its specific activity
Disciplinas: Biología,
Química
Palabras clave: Angiospermas,
Fitoquímica,
Bromelaína,
Extracción química,
Purificación química,
Actividad enzimática,
Piña
Keyword: Biology,
Chemistry,
Angiosperms,
Phytochemistry,
Bromelain,
Chemical extraction,
Chemical purification,
Enzymatic activity,
Pineapple
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