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One large subunit of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase in Medicago, Spinacia and Nicotiana

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Isoelectric focusing of subunits of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase of Medicago, Spinacia and Nicotiana were investigated, using a rapid isolation technique, without S-carboxymethylation. RuBPC-ase and its subunits were isolated by gel electrophoresis. Isoelectric focusing of RuBPC-ase of M. sativa and M. falcata showed that this enzyme consists of one large subunit (LSU) polypeptide and two or three small subunits (SSU), depending on the genotype. The pl of the LSU's was identical, but the pl of SSU's of the two genotypes was different. Amino acid composition and tryptic peptide maps further supported the concept of a conserved nature of LSU and heterogeneity of SSU polypeptides in Medicago. It was also found that S. oleracea, N. tabacum, N. glutinosa and N. excelsior have a single LSU polypeptide, but they differ in respect of pl values. The SSU polypeptides appeared to be variable. S-carboxymethylation affected the number as well as the pl values of LSU and SSU polypeptides. It is suggested that one LSU polypeptide is probably the general rule in higher plants, rather than the three LSU polypeptides demonstrated by Chen et al. (1977) and Wildman (1979).

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  1. Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO, 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    H. V. Daday

  2. Botany Department, Australian National University, 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    M. I. Whitecross

  3. John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    D. C. Shaw

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Daday, H.V., Whitecross, M.I. & Shaw, D.C. One large subunit of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase in Medicago, Spinacia and Nicotiana . Theoret. Appl. Genetics 71, 708–715 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00263268

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