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Enzymes for Acetaldehyde and Ethanol Formation in Legume Nodules

Author(s) -

Shigeyuki Tajima,

Thomas A. LaRue

Publication year - 1982

Publication title -

plant physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554

H-Index - 312

eISSN - 1532-2548

pISSN - 0032-0889

DOI - 10.1104/pp.70.2.388

Subject(s) - acetaldehyde , legume , alcohol dehydrogenase , root nodule , ethanol , biochemistry , enzyme , pyruvate decarboxylase , glycine , cytosol , nodule (geology) , chemistry , biology , food science , nitrogen fixation , botany , nitrogen , organic chemistry , amino acid , paleontology

Soybean (Glycine max L. var. Wilkin) nodules contain acetaldehyde and ethanol. The cytosol of soybean and other legume nodules contains pyruvic decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.1) and alcohol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.1). Some of the properties of these enzymes from soybean nodules are described. Their presence indicates that in the microaerobic nodule cytosol some carbohydrate is metabolized by fermentative pathways like those in the roots of flood-tolerant plants.

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