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Localization of glycollate dehydrogenase in Dunaliella salina

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Glycollate dehydrogenase of the halotolerant green alga Dunaliella salina, isolated from a brine pond, was found associated with the membrane fraction which exhibited complete photosynthetic activity. Highest enzyme activity was found in cells grown in the presence of 5% NaCl. Any increase in NaCl concentration led to a decrease in specific enzyme activity.

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Abbreviations

PSI(II):

photosystem I(II)

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  1. Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Kuwait, Kuwait

    A. -K. J. Sallal, R. H. Al-Hasan & N. A. Nimer

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Sallal, A.K.J., Al-Hasan, R.H. & Nimer, N.A. Localization of glycollate dehydrogenase in Dunaliella salina . Planta 171, 429–432 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00398690

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