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. 1985 Aug;78(4):784–790. doi: 10.1104/pp.78.4.784

S-Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase and Spermidine Synthase from Chinese Cabbage 1

Banri Yamanoha 1, Seymour S Cohen 1
PMCID: PMC1064822  PMID: 16664325

Abstract

The enzyme, S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.50), has been demonstrated in leaves of Chinese cabbage, (Brassica pekinensis var Pak Choy). All of the enzyme can be found in extracts of the protoplasts obtained from the leaves of growing healthy or virus-infected cabbage. The protein has been purified approximately 1500-fold in several steps involving ammonium sulfate precipitation, affinity chromatography, and Sephacryl S-300 filtration. The reaction catalyzed by the purified enzyme has been shown to lead to the equimolar production of CO2 and of decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine (dSAM). The Km for SAM is 38 micromolar. The reaction is not stimulated by Mg++ or putrescine, and is inhibited by dSAM competitively with SAM. It is also inhibited strongly by methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone). The enzyme, spermidine synthase (EC 2.5.1.16), present in leaf or protoplast extracts in many fold excess over SAM decarboxylase, has been purified approximately 1900-fold in steps involving ammonium sulfate precipitation, affinity chromatography, and gel filtration on Sephacryl S-300. Standardization of the Sephacryl column by proteins of known molecular weight yielded values of 35,000 and 81,000 for the decarboxylase and synthase, respectively.

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