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To isolate, purify, and characterize the individual components comprising the wheat endoxylanase inhibitor (TAXI) and determine their specific inhibitory properties.

January 15, 2001Biochemical JournalOpen Access

Triticum aestivum L. endoxylanase inhibitor (TAXI) consists of two inhibitors, TAXI I and TAXI II, with different specificities

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KGKurt GebruersKU Leuven WDWinok DebyserAnheuser-Busch InBev (Belgium)HGHans GoesaertKU Leuven

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Biochemical analysis demonstrates distinct inhibition profiles for two wheat endoxylanase inhibitors, indicating specialized roles against microbial enzymes.

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To isolate, purify, and characterize the individual components comprising the wheat endoxylanase inhibitor (TAXI) and determine their specific inhibitory properties.
Purified inhibitors to homogeneity from wheat (Triticum aestivum L., var. Soissons).
Assayed inhibitory activities against Aspergillus niger and Bacillus subtilis endoxylanases.
Characterized molecular mass, glycosylation state, isoelectric points (pI), and N-terminal amino acid sequences.
TAXI was resolved into two distinct inhibitors, TAXI I and TAXI II, both possessing a molecular mass of approximately 40.0 kDa without glycosylation and existing in processed and unprocessed forms.
TAXI II exhibited a higher isoelectric point (pI ≥ 9.3) compared to TAXI I (pI 8.8).
TAXI I and TAXI II demonstrated distinct inhibition specificities toward different microbial endoxylanases despite sharing high N-terminal sequence identity.

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Gebruers et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d64bc8253d2b493a0049c https://doi.org/10.1042/0264-6021:3530239

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Biochemical analysis demonstrates distinct inhibition profiles for two wheat endoxylanase inhibitors, indicating specialized roles against microbial enzymes.

Triticum aestivum L. endoxylanase inhibitor (TAXI) consists of two inhibitors, TAXI I and TAXI II, with different specificities

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Triticum aestivum L. endoxylanase inhibitor (TAXI) consists of two inhibitors, TAXI I and TAXI II, with different specificities

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