Biochemical properties of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate N-malonyltransferase activity from early growing embryonic axes of chick-pea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds |
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Authors: | Martinez-Reina, G. Matilla, A.J. Martin-Remesal, C. Gallardo, M. de Rueda, P. Muoz |
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Abstract: | In the present work, certain biochemical characteristics ofthe enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate N-malonyltransferase(ACC N-MTase) which is responsible for the malonylation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate(ACC) in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) are described. Phosphatebuffer was the most appropriate buffer with regard to enzymestability and, therefore, ACC N-MTase was extracted, assayedand purified in the presence of this buffer. ACC N-MTase waspartially purified approximately 900-fold from embryonic axesof chick-pea seeds using ammonium sulphate precipitation, hydrophobicinteraction and molecular filtration chromatography. By gelfiltration chromatography on Superose-12, the molecular massof the enzyme was estimated to be 54 4 kDa. ACC N-MTase hadan optimal pH and temperature of 7.5 and 40C, respectively,as well as a Km for ACC and malonyl-CoA of 400 M and 90 M,respectively. D-Phenylalanine was a competitive inhibitor ofACC N-MTase with respect to ACC (Ki of 720 M), whereas co-enzymeA was a competitive product inhibitor with respect to malonyl-CoA(Ki of 300 M) and a non-competitive inhibitor with respectto ACC (Ki of 600 M). Under optimal assay conditions, ACC N-MTasewas strongly inhibited by (a)divalent [Zn2+>Mg2+>>Co2+>Co2+>(NH4)2+>Fe2+]and monovalent metal cations (Li+>Na+>K+), without activitybeing detected in the presence of Hg2+, and (b) PCMB or mersalicacid, suggesting that sulphydryl group(s) are involved at theactive site of the enzyme. Key words: ACC-N-malonyltransferase, Cicer arietinum, embryonic axes, ethylene, germination, seeds |
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