CHANGES IN ACTIVITIES OF 5-DEHYDKOQUINATE HYDRO-LYASE AND SHIKIMATE-NADP OXIDOREDUCTASE IN SLICED SWEET POTATO ROOTS |
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Authors: | MINAMIKAWA, TAKAO KOJIMA, MINEO URITANI, IKUZO |
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Affiliation: | Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Nagoya University Nagoya |
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Abstract: | Sweet potato roots of variety Norin No. 1 were cut into discs(319 mm), which were incubated at 2829 for 4 days.At 24-hour intervals, activities of 5-dehydroquinate hydro-lyaseand shikimate-NADP oxidoreductase in the buffer extracts ofdiscs were estimated. The activities of both enzymes were significantlydetected in the fresh root tissues. 5-Dehydroquinate hydro-lyaseactivity per fresh weight increased by three to four times within2 days after slicing, and decreased gradually. Shikimate-NADPoxidoreductase activity at the lst-day incubation period wasfound to be about three times as much as the activity foundin the fresh roots, and it remained for 4 days after slicing.The role of these enzymes in polyphenol biosynthesis in thesliced root tissues is discussed. An attempt to detect the enzymicconversion of dehydroquinic acid to quinic acid is also described. 1This paper constitutes Part 55 of the Phytopathological Chemistryof Sweet Potato with Black Rot.2Present address: Department of Biology, Tokyo MetropolitanUniversity, Tokyo. Nagoya |
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