Substrate-Induced Stability of Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from Mung Beans (Vigna radiata L.).
Time-dependent thermal inactivation of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) present in the extract of mung beans at different periods of germination showed biphasic kinetics in the 12-h germinated seeds but single exponential decay at 24 h of germination. The glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G-3-P) concentration in the deproteinated extracts was found to increase with period of germination up to 36 h, parallel to that of GAPDH activity. G-3-P was found to offer protection of the enzyme against thermal inactivation and trypsin digestion. It is suggested that accumulation of G-3-P in germinating mung beans may be of physiological significance and it might offer protection to the enzyme in vivo against thermal inactivation and proteolysis.
Srinivasan
Biotechnology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India.
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