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Photochemical oxidation of actinidin, a thiol protease fromActinidia chinensis

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Actinidin was rapidly inactivated by methylene blue-catalyzed photooxidation at pH 7.9 and 20°C. The rate of inactivation was pH-dependent and became slower at lower pH values, suggesting the involvement of a histidine residue in the inactivation.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University, 890, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan

    M. Kaneda, Y. Tomita & N. Tominaga

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Kaneda, M., Tomita, Y. & Tominaga, N. Photochemical oxidation of actinidin, a thiol protease fromActinidia chinensis. Experientia 43, 318–319 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945567

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