δ-Aminolevulinic Acid Transaminase in Chlorella vulgaris
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- 1 September 1968
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 43 (9), 1411-1414
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.43.9.1411
Abstract
An enzyme catalyzing the formation of δ-aminolevulinic acid by transamination of γ,δ-dioxovaleric acid with l-α-alanine, l-glutamic acid, or l-phenylalanine has been detected in extracts of Chlorella vulgaris. The activity of this enzyme does not appear to parallel changes in chlorophyll content in a Chlorella mutant which requires light for chlorophyll production. The role of this enzyme in δ-aminolevulinic acid metabolism in plants is not clearly understood.Keywords
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