| Literature DB >> 16661905 |
Abstract
NADP-malate dehydrogenase, a light-modulated enzyme of C(4) photosynthesis, was purified to homogeneity from leaves of corn. The pure enzyme was activated by thioredoxin m that was reduced either photochemically (with ferredoxin and ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase) or chemically (with dithiothreitol). Unactivated corn leaf NADP-malate dehydrogenase had a molecular weight of 50,000 to 60,000 and was chromophorefree. The enzyme appeared to have a high content of serine and glycine and to contain both S-S and SH groups. Consequently, NADP-malate dehydrogenase seems to be capable of undergoing reversible oxidation/reduction during its photoregulation.Entities:
Year: 1981 PMID: 16661905 PMCID: PMC427479 DOI: 10.1104/pp.68.2.300
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Physiol ISSN: 0032-0889 Impact factor: 8.340