title: Early effects of illumination on the activity of some photosynthetic enzymes.
abstract: Leaves of dark-grown corn (Zea mays) were illuminated for periods ranging from 3 minutes to 12 hours. The changes in the activities of ribose-5-phosphate isomerase, ribulose-5-phosphate kinase, and ribulose-1,5-diphosphate carboxylase were followed.The activity of ribose-5-phosphate isomerase did not change significantly until between 12 and 24 hours of illumination. An increase in ribulose-5-phosphate kinase activity occurred after a lag of about 6 hours. The increase in carboxylase activity began after 3 minutes of illumination and increased until after 3 to 6 hours in the light, after which it began to decline. The increases in these enzymes appear to be the result of protein synthesis.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago, Department of Botany, Chicago, Illinois 60637.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bogorad