Publications by authors named "Esen Tasgin"

Pectinases are an important class of enzymes distributed in many higher plants and microorganisms. One of these enzymes is pectin lyase which has an important role in industrial applications such as clarification of fruit juices. Pectin lyase was purified with 73% yield from bacteria and was 220.

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In this study, serum samples from 50 patients with the diagnosis of Behcet's disease and 20 healthy volunteers were analyzed. The study consists of three parts. In the first part, paraoxonase (PON) activities were determined in the serum samples of 50 patients with Behcet's disease and 20 healthy people.

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The effects of salicylic acid (SA) and cold on apoplastic protein levels and activities of apoplastic catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POX) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) were investigated in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Dogu-88) leaves. The plants were grown with and without 10 microM SA treatment at both control (20/18 degrees C for 30 and 45-day) and cold (10/5 degrees C for 30-day and 5/3 degrees C for 45-day) acclimatisations.

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