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Properties of Leaf NAD-Malic Enzyme from the Inducible Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Species Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
Authors:Artus  N N; Edwards  G E
Institution:1 Department of Botany, Washington State University Pullman, Washington, U.S.A.
2 Institute of Biological. Chemistry, Washington State University Pullman, Washington, U.S.A.
Abstract:NAD-malic enzyme (NAD-ME) functions to decarboxylate malatein the light in leaves of certain species displaying Crassulaceanacid metabolism (CAM). The properties of NAD-ME in desaltedextracts from the inducible CAM species, Mesembryanthemum crystallinumwere examined. The shapes of the malate saturation curve andthe activity versus pH curve at 10 mM malate were dependenton the presence of the activator CoA. The malate saturationcurve was sigmoidal in the absence of an activator and hyperbolicin the presence of CoA. The pH optimum with 10mM malate andMn2+ as cofactor was as low as 6.5 without an activator, andincreased to 7.2 in the presence of CoA. Fumarate activationwas synergistic with CoA above pH 7.2. The enzyme displayedhysteretic behavior under suboptimal assay conditions. Rapid extraction and desalting of the enzyme (<1.5 mim) followedimmediately by assay did not reveal any difference in the propertiesof the enzyme on a day/night basis. It is proposed that diurnalregulation of the enzyme in vivo is mediated by pH and malatelevel without a change in the oligomeric form of the enzyme.The molecular weight of the enzyme was approximately 350,000at pH 6.5 or 7.8. The enzyme obtained from M. crystallinum inthe C3 mode was very similar to the CAM enzyme except that itdisplayed a lower Vmax. 3 Current address: MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab, Michigan StateUniversity, E. Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A. 48824. (Received October 2, 1984; Accepted December 20, 1984)
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