Studies on ammonium-assimilating enzymes of Platymonas striata Butcher (Prasinophyceae)
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in Planta
- Vol. 138 (2), 123-125
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00391167
Abstract
Platymonas striata Butcher displays significant levels of glutamate synthase (GS) (EC 2.6.1.53) and glutamine synthetase (GOGAT) (EC 6.3.1.2.), but very low levels of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) (EC 1.4.1.4). This suggests that the GS/GOGAT pathway is important for nitrogen assimilation. The in vitro rates of enzyme activity can however only account for about 10% of the in vivo rates of nitrogen assimilation. Nitrogen-starvation reduced GS activity to undetectable levels. On nitrate or ammonium ion refeeding the cellular GS activity was rapidly restored, and reached levels of 56% and 91% greater than the unstarved values 24h after refeeding nitrate or ammonium respectively.Keywords
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