TY - JOUR T1 - The Activity of Rutin Degrading Enzyme from Flower Buds of Japanese Pagoda Tree AU - , Tatsuro Kijima AU - , Shingo Takahashi AU - , Toshiaki Itozawa AU - , Taeko Izumi JO - Journal of Food Technology VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - 238 EP - 241 PY - 2005 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1684-8462 DO - jftech.2005.238.241 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2005.238.241 KW - AB - The rutin degrading enzyme, which was specific for releasing the disaccaride rutinose from the flavonoid glycoside rutin, was purified from the flower buds of the Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica linnaeus). The crude enzyme did not act on methyl ?-D-glucoside, hesperidin and cellobiose. The crude enzyme from the Japanese pagoda tree was also accompanied by low ?-glucosidase activities. Based on these results, it was suggested that this enzyme is specific for rutin. This enzyme had an optimum pH value between 4.0 to 7.0, and under 50?C, while it was stable below 5?C. ER -