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Andreas Loebers¹, Frieder Müller-Uri¹, Wolfgang Kreis²

¹Department Biology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstr. 5, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.

|December 17, 2013

Abstract:

The pungent taste of horseradish is caused by isothiocyanates which are released from glucosinolates by myrosinases. These enzymes are encoded by genes belonging to one of two subfamilies, termed MYR I and MYR II, respectively. A MYR II-type myrosinase gene was identified for the first time in horseradish. The gene termed ArMY2 was only expressed in young roots. A full-length cDNA encoding a myrosinase termed ArMy2 was isolated and heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. The recombinant His-tagged enzyme was characterized biochemically. Substrate affinity was 5 times higher towards gluconasturtiin than towards sinigrin. Gluconasturtiin was found to be the most abundant glucosinolate in young horseradish roots while sinigrin dominated in storage roots and leaves. This indicates that a specialized glucosinolate-myrosinase defense system might be active in young roots.

Keywords:

Armoracia rusticana Brassicaceae Enzyme kinetics Glucosinolate Horseradish Myrosinase

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