| Abstract: | Ruchti, M. and Widmer, F. 1986. Isocitrate lyase from germinatingsoybean cotyledons: purification and characterization.—J.exp. Bot. 37: 1685–1690. Isocitrate lyase (E.C. 4.1.3.1
EC]
) was purified from the cotyledonsof 7-d-old soybean seedlings. Three molecular forms were detectedwith pi values of 6·46, 6·25 and 6·0. Themain form (pl = 6·46) had an approximate Mr of 130000,a pH optimum of 8·0, a Km (isocitrate) close to 2·0mol m–3 and a molecular activity of 615 min –1 at25 °C. The purified enzyme is not a glycoprotein and isheat labile. Key words: Isocitrate lyase, soybean |
