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Literature summary for 1.14.18.1 extracted from

  • Pang, Q.; Liu, X.; Zhao, B.; Jiang, Y.; Su, F.; Zhang, X.; Nie, M.; Zhang, M.; Sun, H.
    Detection and characterization of phenoloxidase in the freshwater planarian Dugesia japonica (2010), Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B, 157, 54-58.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
Trypsin
-
Dugesia japonica
zymosan i.e. beta-1,3-glucan Dugesia japonica

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
Phenylthiourea strong inhibition Dugesia japonica

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
150000
-
2 * 150000, SDS-PAGE Dugesia japonica
300000
-
gel filtration Dugesia japonica

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Dugesia japonica
-
-
-

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
epidermal cell
-
Dugesia japonica
-
humoral fluid
-
Dugesia japonica
-
pharyngeal epithelium
-
Dugesia japonica
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
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the specific activity of the enzyme in the humoral fluid is 4.98 units/min/mg, one unit is defined as 0.001 optical density change per mg protein Dugesia japonica

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
4-methylcatechol + O2
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Dugesia japonica 4-methyl-1,2-benzoquinone + H2O
-
?
L-DOPA + O2
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Dugesia japonica dopaquinone + H2O
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
homodimer 2 * 150000, SDS-PAGE Dugesia japonica

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
phenoloxidase
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Dugesia japonica
tyrosinase
-
Dugesia japonica

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
40 45
-
Dugesia japonica

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.5
-
-
Dugesia japonica

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function phenoloxidase can serve as a protecting agent against environmental pathogens in Dugesia japonica Dugesia japonica