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. 1978 Sep;62(3):337–339. doi: 10.1104/pp.62.3.337

Enzymes of Krebs-Henseleit Cycle in Vitis vinifera L

I. Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase: Isolation and Some Properties 1

Kalliopi A Roubelakis 1,2, W Mark Kliewer 1
PMCID: PMC1092121  PMID: 16660512

Abstract

Ornithine carbamoyltransferase (OCT) activity was detected in extracts from mature leaves, fruit, germinating seeds, and seedlings of Vitis vinifera L. Michaelis-Menten constants for OCT were 3.5 millimolar for carbamyl phosphate and 5.5 millimolar for l-ornithine. Concentrations of l-ornithine greater than 10 millimolar slightly inhibited the enzyme, whereas carbamyl phosphate at concentrations greater than the optimal (about 10 millimolar) did not affect OCT activity. l-Citrulline formation was linear with incubation period for the first 25 minutes and with increasing amounts of enzyme up to an equivalent of about 200 milligrams of fresh tissue. The optimum pH for in vitro OCT activity was between 8.4 and 8.8, and the optimum incubation temperature was 38 C.

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