NADP-linked malic enzyme and malate metabolism in ageing tomato fruit |
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Authors: | P.W. Goodenough I.M. Prosser K. Young |
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Affiliation: | Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol, Long Ashton, Bristol BS18 9AF, U.K. |
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Abstract: | Malate dehydrogenase (oxaloacetate-decarboxylating) (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.40, malic enzyme, has been purified 40-fold to a homogeneous state using affinity chromatography and gel permeation chromatography. The Mr is 260–265 K with four subunits each of 64–65 K. The enzyme has some competitive or non-competitive inhibitors, particularly some of the Krebs cycle acids and exhibits a rapid rise in activity at the same time as activity of the enzymes of the Krebs cycle are decreasing in the tomato mitochrondrion. The malic enzyme is restricted to the cytosol. The relevance of this information to malate metabolism in plants is discussed. |
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Keywords: | tomato metabolism malate. |
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