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. 1983 Sep;73(1):175–178. doi: 10.1104/pp.73.1.175

Solubilization of the Starch-Granule-Bound Starch Synthase of Normal Maize Kernels 1

Fraser D Macdonald 1, Jack Preiss 1
PMCID: PMC1066429  PMID: 16663170

Abstract

The starch-granule-bound starch synthase from Zea mays has been solubilized with a recovery of between 50 and 84%. Chromatography of the solubilized enzyme on DEAE-Sepharose resolves two fractions of activity which may be distinguished by their response to citrate. Neither solubilized isoenzyme displays any significant activity with UDPglucose.

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