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Effect of Ferredoxin on the Diaphorase Activity of Cyanobacterial Ferredoxin-NADP Reductase
H Melamed-Harel1, E Tel-Or, A S Pietro
1The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel.
Abstract:
The interaction of ferredoxin-NADP reductase (FNR) and ferredoxin (Fd) results in an enhanced rate of reaction and a shift of the pH optimum for the FNR-mediated diaphorase reaction. Low concentrations of NaCl (<100 millimolar), favorable for formation of the FNR:Fd complex, further magnify the alteration of the diaphorase reaction; the activity is enhanced 3-fold and pH optimum is shifted from 9.5 to 7.8. The Fd-stimulated diaphorase activity of FNR may result either from a conformational change of the enzyme and/or from a transition from a two electron to a one electron reaction.
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