Occurrence and some properties of carbonic anhydrases from legume root nodules |
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Authors: | Craig A Atkins |
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Institution: | International Atomic Energy Agency, Seibersdorf Laboratory, A-1011 Vienna, Austria |
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Abstract: | Carbonic anhydrase activity (hydration of CO2 was found in homogenates of leaves (116–500 units.mg?1 protein) and root nodules (27–255 units.mg?1 protein) from 8 legume genera inoculated in each case with a host specific Rhizobium. No enzyme, or only trace amounts (2–7 units.mg?1 protein), were detected in root extracts, The enzymatic activity was inhibited in all cases by azide and acetazolamide. The sizes of nodule and leaf carbonic anhydrases, estimated by gel filtration of partially purified preparations from Phaseolus vulgaris, were around 45 000 and 205 000 respectively. These enzymes also differed in sensitivity to inhibitors. More than 99% of the activity present in Vicia faba nodules was recovered as a soluble enzyme and only a trace was located in the isolated bacteroids. |
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Keywords: | Leguminosae species Legumes root nodule carbonic anhydrase acetazolamide |
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