Identification and characterization of three forms of glutamine synthetase unique to Rhizobia |
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Authors: | P. Siva Kumar Dr. S. L. N. Rao |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biochemistry, Osmania University, 500 007 Hyderabad, India |
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Abstract: | Glutamine synthetase (GS) activities of Rhizobia were chromatographically resolved into three distinct forms, GSI, GSII, and GSIII on DEAE cellulose, being eluted with 0.3M, 0.5M and 0.8M KCl, respectively. GSIII was the major form inR. leguminosarum andR. phaseoli. InR. meliloti, however, GSI was the major form. The three forms of GS were also distinguished on the basis of (a) rapid heat inactivation of GSII, (b) insensitivity of GSI to inhibitors, (c) marked inhibition of GSII by thymidine, and (d) inability of Zn++ to inhibit GSIII. The three forms of GS are also distinct molecular entities and are unique to Rhizobia. |
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