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Uredospores of Puccinia graminis were germinated on a liquid medium containing coumarin. We followed changes in enzyme activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase as a function of time of incubation. Contrary to the enzymes in germinating spores of saprophytic fungi the total activities of all three enzymes declined clearly after a short lasting rise during the first or the first 2 h of incubation. 12 h after the beginning of the experiment the total activities of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase had declined even below the level of not incubated spores. The specific acitivities of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase stayed nearly constant during the time of the experiment, whereas the specific activity of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase increased. The specific activities of these enzymes found in uredospores of Puccinia graminis are considerably higher compared to those found in saprophytic fungi.
Zusammenfassung
Uredosporen von Puccinia graminis wurden auf einem flüssigen Medium durch Zusatz von Cumarin zur Keimung gebracht. Wir verfolgten die Veränderungen der Enzymaktivitäten von Glucose-6-phosphat-Dehydrogenase, Phosphogluconat-Dehydrogenase und von Glucose-6-phosphat-Isomerase in Abhängigkeit von der Inkubationszeit. Im Gegensatz zu den Enzymen keimender Sporen saprophytischer Pilze nehmen die Gesamtaktivitäten aller drei Enzyme im Anschluß an einen kurzen Anstieg innerhalb der ersten Stunde bzw. der ersten 2 Std wieder ab. Nach 12 Std findet man für Phosphogluconat-Dehydrogenase und für Glucose-6-phosphat-Isomerase niedrigere Werte als vor Beginn der Inkubation. Die spezifischen Aktivitäten von Phosphogluconat-Dehydrogenase und Glucose-6-phosphat-Isomerase bleiben nahezu konstant. Dagegen nimmt die spezifische Aktivität von Glucose-6-phosphat-Dehydrogenase zu. Die in den Uredosporen von Puccinia graminis gefundenen spezifischen Enzymaktivitäten sind wesentlich höher als die in den Sporen saprophytischer Pilze.
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Burger, A., Reisener, H.J. Über die Veränderung der Aktivitäten einiger Enzyme in den Uredosporen von Puccinia graminis var. tritici während der Keimung. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 72, 260–266 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412177
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