Activity of tocopherol oxidase in Phaseolus coccineus seedlings

• Autorzy: Szymanska R. , Kruk J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In the present study, we have demonstrated that membrane-free extracts of etiolated shoots of Phaseolus coccineus seedlings show tocopherol oxidase activity. For this reaction, presence of membrane lipids, such as lecithin and mixture of plant lipids was required. The rate of the reaction was the highest for a-tocopherol and decreased in the order α > β > γ > δ tocopherols. In the case of α-tocopherol, the main oxidation product was α-tocopherolquinone, while for the other tocopherol homologues the dominant products were other derivatives. When the enzyme activity was measured in leaves, hypocotyls and roots of etiolated seedlings of P. coccineus, the oxidase activity was the highest in extracts of leaves and decreased towards the roots where no activity was detected. The effect of hydrogen peroxide and of different inhibitors on the reaction suggest that tocopherol oxidase does not belong to peroxidases or flavin oxidases but rather to multicopper oxidases, such as polyphenol oxidases or laccases. On the other hand, catechol, the well-known substrate of polyphenol oxidases and laccases, was not oxidized by the enzyme, indicating a high substrate specificity of the tocopherol oxidase.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 35
• Numer: 08
• Opis fizyczny: p.2539-2545,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Szymanska R.

• Department of Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krako´w, Poland

autor

Kruk J.

• Department of Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krako´w, Poland

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