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Activation of pyruvate,Pi dikinase by light was studied in leaf discs of maize which were illuminated for 1 h at light intensities ranging from approximately 3% to 50% of full sunlight and at temperatures of 10, 22.5, and 35°C. At the highest light intensity the degree of activation was similar and relatively independent of temperature between 10 and 35°C. Under low light the degree of activation was high at 10°C but decreased rapidly with increasing temperature. There was a similar effect of light and temperature on the activation of NADP-malate dehydrogenase.
At low temperature, the rate of activation of pyruvate,Pi dikinase was relatively low and independent of the light intensity used and the rate of inactivation in the dark was extremely low. At high temperature, the rate of activation was high and dependent on the light intensity used while the rate of dark inactivation was also relatively high. The degree of activation is discussed in relation to the possible influence of light and temperature on the turnover between the active and inactive forms of pyruvate,Pi dikinase during illumination.
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This research was supported by the Japan-U.S. Cooperative Research Program (The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, NFS Grant INT 78-17245), NSF Grant PCM 77-09284, by the Japanese Ministry of Education and by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
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Edwards, G.E., Ujihira, M. & Sugiyama, T. Light and temperature dependence of the rate and degree of activation of pyruvate, Pi dikinase in vivo in maize. Photosynth Res 1, 199–207 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00020599
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