title: Aspartate aminotransferase from Eleusine coracana, a C4 plant: purification, characterization, and preparation of antibody.
abstract: Aspartate aminotransferase (AspAT) isozymes from Eleusine coracana (an NAD-malic enzyme type C4 plant) were examined. Three groups of isoenzymes were identified (AspAT-1, AspAT-2, and AspAT-3). AspAT-1 (localized in the mesophyll cells) and AspAT-3 (localized in the bundle sheath cells), both of which are considered to function in the C4 acid pathway, were purified and their kinetic and physical properties studied. Both isoenzymes had a molecular mass of 80 kDa and were shown to consist of two identical 40-kDa monomers. Except for the higher affinity for aspartate and the lower activity for the forward direction (Asp----OAA) at lower pH exhibited by AspAT-3 compared with AspAT-1, the isozymes had similar kinetic properties. However they had quite different isoelectric points. Polyclonal antibodies raised against AspAT-3 preferentially cross-reacted with AspAT-3 but did show some cross-reactivity with AspAT-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agriculture Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Nagoya University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology*; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases