Inhibition of banana polyphenoloxidase by 2-mercaptobenzothiazole.

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Palmer JK, Roberts JB

Inhibition of banana polyphenoloxidase by 2-mercaptobenzothiazole.

Science. 1967 Jul 14;157(3785):200-1.

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Abstract

2-Mercaptobenzothiazole is an exceptionally potent inhibitor of banana polyphenoloxidase; it significantly delays the onset of substrate oxidation at concentrations as low as 10(-7)M and causes prolonged inhibition at 2 x 10(-5)M or higher. Inhibition results from formation of a dissociable, mixed complex between the enzyme and the inhibitor.

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