delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Transaminase in Chlorella vulgaris.

Plant physiology ·Vol. 43 ·No. 9 ·1968-09-00 ·Pages 1411-4

Gassman M, Pluscec J, Bogorad L

Abstract

An enzyme catalyzing the formation of delta-aminolevulinic acid by transamination of gamma,delta-dioxovaleric acid with l-alpha-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 delta-aminolevulinic acid metabolism in plants is not clearly understood.

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Gassman M

Department of Botany, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Pluscec J

Bogorad L

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Article Info

Journal

Plant physiology

Abbr.

Plant Physiol

ISSN

0032-0889

DOI

10.1104/pp.43.9.1411

Published

1968-09-00

Pages

1411-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0401224

PMCID

PMC1087031

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1104/pp.43.9.1411 PMC Full Text View journal details

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