Photosynthesis Research

, Volume 5, Issue 1, pp 47–62 | Cite as

Purified Ribulose-P2 carboxylase from wheat with high specific activity and with fast activation

  • C. N. G. Schmidt
  • M. J. Cornelius
  • S. Burton
  • M. A. J. Parry
  • B. N. Millard
  • A. J. Keys
  • S. Gutteridge
Article

Keywords

ribulose-P2 carboxylase wheat high specific activity fast activation 

Abbreviations:

Es

slow-activating enzyme

Er

rapidly-activating enzyme

Eact

activated enzyme

Ribulose-P2

D-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate

Fructose-P2

D-fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

SO42-

Pi and PPi, inorganic sulphate, orthophosphate and pyrophosphate ions respectively

SDS

sodium dodecyl sulphate

Vc

carboxylase activity rate

Vo

oxygenase activity rate

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© Martinus Nijhoff/Dr W. Junk Publishers 1984

Authors and Affiliations

  • C. N. G. Schmidt
    • 1
  • M. J. Cornelius
    • 1
  • S. Burton
    • 1
  • M. A. J. Parry
    • 1
  • B. N. Millard
    • 1
  • A. J. Keys
    • 1
  • S. Gutteridge
    • 1
  1. 1.Biochemistry DepartmentRothamsted Experimental StationHarpendenUK

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