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Measuring In Vitro ATPase Activity for Enzymatic Characterization
Published on: August 23, 2016
Activation and Deactivation of H-ATPase in Intact Chloroplasts
1Biochemistry Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76 100, Israel.
Abstract:
The light activation mechanism of the latent H(+)-ATPase was investigated in intact spinach (Spinacia oleracea, Hybrid 424) chloroplasts. The following observations were made. (a) Photosystem I electron acceptors such as methyl viologen, nitrite, oxaloacetate, etc., inhibit the light activation of the enzyme. (b) The electron transfer inhibitor 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU) fully inhibits the process. (c) Ascorbate plus diaminodurene or dithionite can restore light activation in DCMU-poisoned chloroplasts. (d) The activated state of the enzyme decays rather slowly (within a few minutes) after illumination of the intact chloroplasts. (e) The rate of dark decay is accelerated by oxidants (H(2)O(2) or ferricyanide) and slowed down by dithiothreitol.It is suggested that the physiological mechanism for regulation of the H(+)-ATPase involves oxidation and reduction reactions in a manner which resembles the regulation of the light-activated carbon cycle enzymes.
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