Repression of arginase and agmatine amidinohydrolase by urea in the lichen Evernia prunastri |
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Authors: | C. Vicente María Estrella Legaz |
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Affiliation: | Department of Plant Physiology, The Lichen Team, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid 3, Spain |
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Abstract: | Two forms of arginase (EC 3.5.3.1) have been found in Evernia prunastri: (1) a light-arginase (Mr, 180 000) induced by l-arginine—urea causes repression which is reversed by cyclic AMP; (2) a constitutive heavy-arginase (Mr, 330 000) which is not affected by cyclic AMP. Agmatine amidinohydrolase (EC 3.5.3.11) is also repressed by urea but this effect is carried out at catabolite concentrations higher than those required to prevent the synthesis of the light-arginase. This repression is also relieved by cyclic AMP. |
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Keywords: | lichen urea repression arginase agmatine amidinohydrolase cyclic AMP. |
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