Stem Bromelain: In-silico Analysis For Stability And Modification - Softcover

Mathur, Nidhi; Pathak, Amrendra Nath; Modi, Vaibhav

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659503355 ISBN 13: 9783659503351

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Bromelain is a cysteine protease found in the stem and fruit of Ananas comosus (pineapple) and enables breakdown of serum and muscle proteins. It is being considered as a potential enzyme in the food industry for the purpose of meat tenderization. Structure prediction of stem bromelain of pineapple along with in silico modifications provides a new area of enzyme for industrial application. The stabilization of enzyme with glycosylation is an approach of stabilizing the enzyme at industrial high temperature conditions. The present studies on modeling of cysteine protease family enzyme has given an outline for its role as a meat tenderizer, showing the importance of oligosaccharide moiety as well as the various molecular structure of the binding cavity, to attain an active conformation.

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About the Author

Ms. Nidhi Mathur is Lecturer in Bioinformatics in Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur in India. She has acquired PGDCA and M.Sc degrees with Gold Medals in Bioinformatics from Banasthali Vidhyapith, Rajasthan India. She has many publications to her credit.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659503355
• ISBN 13: 9783659503351
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96