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. 1975 Oct;151(1):141–144. doi: 10.1042/bj1510141

Some enzymes present in the walls of mesophyll cells of tobacco leaves.

K H Yung, D H Northcote
PMCID: PMC1172335  PMID: 1212211

Abstract

Cell-wall enzymes were assayed by the difference between enzyme activities in the whole cell and the protoplast. Both peroxidase (85.2%) and acid phosphatase (21.9%) were located in the wall. However, malate dehydrogenase was found only in the protoplast. A study of the time-course of the release of peroxidase and malate dehydrogenase into the incubation medium from cells either treated with cellulase or untreated, also indicated that peroxidase and not malate dehydrogenase was located in the wall. Only two anodic isoenzymes of peroxidase were present in the cell wall. These were more negatively charged than those of horseradish peroxidase.

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