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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 1999 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 654-659
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.1999.654.659
Proteolysis of Milk and Casein Fractions by Streblus asper (Kesinai) Extract
Yazid A. M, H.M. Fong , A.B. Sipat , M. Shuhaimi and Y.M.A. Idris

Abstract: Whole milk (12.5% total solids) and casein fractions (1% w/v) were reacted with Streblus asper (Kesinai) leaf extrac Maxiren and Rennilase, separately. Their electrophoretic profiles were determined and compared. Close similarity electrophoretic profile of milk coagulum and whey were observed for milk treated with Streblus asper extract and Maxiren Rennilase hydrolysed more milk casein, resulting in comparatively higher amount of macro peptide bands in the whey fraction. Lower molecular weight macro peptides were formed by Streblus asper extract compared with Maxiren, when a casein was used as substrate. Excessive proteolysis of α-casein was observed when Rennilase was used. However, obvious difference between the electrophoretic profile of Streblus asper extract and Maxiren treated β-casein was observed Rennilase on the other hand, hydrolysed β-casein excessively. Higher molecular weight macro peptides were obtained when κ-casein was reacted with Streblus asper extract compared with Maxiren. Whereas Rennilase, resulted in excessive hydrolysis of κ-casein. Casein loss studies showed that casein protein retained in coagulum after proteolysis was 1.2, 2.3 and 3.1 percent for Rennilase, Streblus asper extract and Maxiren, respectively. Proteolytic activity at 5 percent enzyme concentration was found to increase in the following order: Maxiren, Streblus asper and Rennilase.

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Yazid A. M, H.M. Fong , A.B. Sipat , M. Shuhaimi and Y.M.A. Idris , 1999. Proteolysis of Milk and Casein Fractions by Streblus asper (Kesinai) Extract. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2: 654-659.

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