The regulation and catalytic mechanism of the NADP-malic enzyme from tobacco leaves

The non-photosynthetic NADP-malic enzyme EC 1.1.1.40 (NADP-ME), which catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of L-malate and NADP+ to produce pyruvate and NADPH, respectively, and which could be involved in plant defense responses, was isolated from Nicotiana tabacum L. leaves. The mechanism of the...

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Main Authors: VERONIKA DOUBNEROVÁ, LUCIE POTŮČKOVÁ, KAREL MÜLLER, HELENA RYŠLAVÁ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Chemical Society 2009-08-01
Series:Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.shd.org.rs/JSCS/Vol74/No8/05_3885_4329.pdf