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. 1968 Sep;43(9):1411–1414. doi: 10.1104/pp.43.9.1411

δ-Aminolevulinic Acid Transaminase in Chlorella vulgaris

Merrill Gassman 1,2, Josip Pluscec 1,3, Lawrence Bogorad 1,4
PMCID: PMC1087031  PMID: 16656929

Abstract

An enzyme catalyzing the formation of δ-aminolevulinic acid by transamination of γ,δ-dioxovaleric acid with l-α-alanine, l-glutamic acid, or l-phenylalanine has been detected in extracts of Chlorella vulgaris. The activity of this enzyme does not appear to parallel changes in chlorophyll content in a Chlorella mutant which requires light for chlorophyll production. The role of this enzyme in δ-aminolevulinic acid metabolism in plants is not clearly understood.

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