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Glutamate Dehydrogenase Activity in Roots: Distribution in a Seedling and Storage Root, and the Effects of Red and Far‐red Illuminations
Author(s) -
DUKE STANLEY H.,
KOUKKARI WELLARD L.,
SOULEN THOMAS K.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1975.tb01846.x
Subject(s) - malate dehydrogenase , pisum , seedling , biology , etiolation , glutamate dehydrogenase , far red , dehydrogenase , biochemistry , botany , enzyme , red light , glutamate receptor , receptor
Abstract Pisum seedling and Pastinaca storage roots contained high glutanrate dehydrogenase (GDH) activity in areas of reported rapid growth and high phytoctrome content. A similar distribution was observed for malate dehydrogenase. Freeze‐thawings of mitochondrial preparations from Pisum roots always resulted in increases of GDH specific activity; however, the observed increases were much larger with basal than apical sections. Both intact and freeze‐thawed mitochondrial preparations from seedling roots exhibited increases in GDH activity with time after isolation. In intact mitochondrial preparations from roots of etiolated seedlings, an increase in malate dehydrogenase activity was observed similar to that of GDH activity; however, no increased malate dehydrogenase activity was noted in preparations from light‐grown seedlings. Illuminating Pisum seedlings with far‐red light slowly increased GDH activity in roots over a period of two weeks. Since these observed increases were not due to direct exposure of roots to light, other factors were likely involved.