Determination of chitinase activity in different plant samples of Turkey

Arisan-Atac I., Peksel A., Yanardag R.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, cilt.19, sa.3, ss.2177-2183, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2177-2183
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The chitinase activity constitutively present in fruits, vegetables and cereal grains from various healthy plant species growing in Turkey have been determined. Crude extracts from 47 different fruit species, 35 kind vegetables and 4 various cereal grains were tested for chitinase activity using colloidal chitin as a substrat. In general, fruits seem to be the best sources of chitinase activity. The highest activity was found in persimmon fruits and grape berries.