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Abstract
Filaments of the blue-green alga Anabaena variabilis permeabilized by dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) produce increased amounts of 5-aminolevulinate in the presence of levulinic acid. The metabolic activity of the filaments remains unperturbed in the presence of up to 7.5% (v/v) DMSO. Studies utilizing DMSO-permeabilized filaments confirm that 5-aminolevulinate is synthesized preferably from glutamate and, to a lesser extent, from alpha-ketoglutarate in this organism.Entities:
Year: 1983 PMID: 16662960 PMCID: PMC1066195 DOI: 10.1104/pp.72.1.200
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Physiol ISSN: 0032-0889 Impact factor: 8.340