Delimitation of physiological regions in yam tubers (Dioscorea sp.) and distribution pattern of saccharide degrading enzymes, cell sap pH and protein in these regions
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Abstract
Physiological regions of yam tubers were morphologically defined in different specie into 'Head', 'Middle' and 'Tail', while the limits of these regions were studied using phosphorylase activity. Variation in enzyme activity, pH and protein concentration was found in different regions of the tubers. Old yam tubers had significantly higher activities of saccharide degrading enzymes, hexokinase, phosphorylase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase, than the new tubers. However, activity of phosphofructokinase in newD. rotundata was higher than that of old tuber. The high activity of phosphorylase in different regions of all the yam tubers examined indicates a very important role of this enzyme in starch degradation inDioscorea species. The measured pH and protein concentration were also higher in old yam tubers. Except for phosphorylase, these enzymes had alkaline pH optima.
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