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. 1990 Jul;93(3):846–850. doi: 10.1104/pp.93.3.846

Stabilization of Nitrate Reductase in Maize Roots by Chymostatin 1

Deborah M Long 1, Ann Oaks 1,2
PMCID: PMC1062599  PMID: 16667591

Abstract

Nitrate reductase (NR) in maize (Zea mays cv W64A × W182E) roots has been stabilized in vitro by the addition of chymostatin to extraction buffer. Contrary to previous observations, levels of NR were higher in the mature root than in root tip sections when chymostatin was included in the extraction buffer. Two forms of NR were identified, an NADH monospecific NR found mainly in the 1cm root tip and an NAD(P)H bispecific NR found predominantly in mature regions of the root. During the first 10 days of seedling growth, NR activity in the root ranged from 50 to 80% of the activities found in the leaf (a maximum of 2.4 micromoles NO−2 produced per hour per gram fresh weight was measured at 4 days).

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