title: Plant NAD-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase. Purification, molecular properties and metal ion activation of the enzymes from Lemna minor and Pisum sativum.
abstract: Glutamate dehydrogenase (L-glutamate: NAD+ oxidoreductase (deaminating) EC 1.4.1.2) has been purified to homogeneity from Lemna minor and seeds of Pisum sativum. As established by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis the Pisum-enzyme constitutes a multiple pattern of seven charge isoenzymes whereas the Lemna enzyme shows one single protein band. Molecular weights of 230 000 were calculated for both enzymes by sedimentation equilibrium measurements. (Pisum-enzyme) and comparative gel filtration (Lemna-enzyme). Sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis and electron microscopic observations revealed that both enzymes are composed of four identical subunits (molecular weight 58 500) arranged in a tetraedric structure. The amino acid compositions of both enzymes are similar to those of various hexameric glutamate dehydrogenases. The N-terminal amino acid of the Pisum-enzyme is alanine. Both enzymes require Ca2+ for maximal catalytic activity. For the Lemna-enzyme the K0.5 values for Ca2+ are 22 microM (NAD+-dependent reaction), respectively. Ca2+ which to some extent can be replaced by Zn2+ does not affect the enzyme aggregation but seems to govern a reversible equilibrium between catalytically active and inactive enzyme forms.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009243:NAD; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D009243:NAD; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase