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Biochemical Characterization of Two Polyphenol Oxidase Purified from Edible Yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata cv. Kponan) Cultivated in Côte d’Ivoire

Jocelyn Constant Yapi, Sophie Nadège Gnangui, Ahi Pascal Amedée, Soumaïla Dabonné & Lucien Patrice Kouamé · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata cv. Kponan) is a staple food in many tropical regions. A biochemical characterization study of crude polyphenol oxidase from yam (PPO) was carried out to provide useful information for food processing operations. Two polyphenol oxidases of edib...