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. 1984 Nov;76(3):654–657. doi: 10.1104/pp.76.3.654

γ-Guanidinobutyraldehyde Dehydrogenase of Vicia faba Leaves

Hitoshi Matsuda 1,2, Yonezo Suzuki 1,2
PMCID: PMC1064350  PMID: 16663901

Abstract

γ-Guanidinobutyraldehyde dehydrogenase was purified 27-fold in 40% yield from extracts of Vicia faba leaves. High specificity exist only for γ-guanidinobutyraldehyde and γ-aminobutyraldehyde; the Km value was 3.4 micromolar for γ-guanidinobutyraldehyde, 25 micromolar for γ-aminobutyraldehyde, and 84 micromolar (case of γ-guanidinobutyraldehyde) for NAD, respectively. The enzyme had a molecular weight of approximately 83,000. Optimal pH and temperature for activity were 9.5 and 45°C, respectively. The enzyme was inhibited strongly by p-chloromercuribenzoate, N-ethylmaleimide, and zincon (2-carboxy-2′-hydroxy-5′-sulfoformazylbenzene).

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