Abstract
Potato tuber juice, centrifuged at 12,000 rpm, contains a proteinase which hydrolyzes gelatin, casein, nitrocasein, and hemoglobin, as well as the proteins of the juice itself. The most suitable substrate was casein. Proteolysis was followed by means of the Folin Ciocalteu reagent. The pH optimum and the effect of certain activators (-SH compounds and HCN) and inhibitors (iodoacetate, hydrogen peroxide) were determined. The enzyme was similar to papain.

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