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. 1979 Aug;64(2):228–231. doi: 10.1104/pp.64.2.228

Enzyme Profiles in Seedling Development and the Effect of Itaconate, an Isocitrate Lyase-directed Reagent 1

F R Khan a, Bruce A McFadden a,2
PMCID: PMC543060  PMID: 16660938

Abstract

Changes in levels of isocitrate lyase, malate synthase, and catalase have been investigated during germination of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) in the presence and absence of itaconate. Germination was accompanied by a rapid increase in these enzymes during the first 3 days. The presence of 38 millimolar itaconate inhibited the incidence of seed germination and the growth of embryo axes as well as the appearance of isocitrate lyase but did not alter the levels of malate synthase, catalase, or NADP+-isocitrate dehydrogenase. The specific activity for the latter enzyme was constant throughout germination. Oxalate or succinate, each at 38 millimolar, had no effect upon germination of flax seeds. Itaconate did not inhibit the activities of malate synthase, catalase, or NADP+-isocitrate dehydrogenase in vitro but was a potent noncompetitive inhibitor of isocitrate lyase (Ki:17 micromolar at 30 C, pH 7.6). Itaconate (at 38 millimolar) did not alter the appearance of malate synthase but reduced the incidence of germination, onset of germination, and growth of the embryo axis as well as the specific activity of isocitrate lyase in seedlings of Zea mays, Vigna glabra, Glycine hispida, Vigna sinensis, Trigonella foenumgraecum, Lens culinaris, and Medicago sativa. The incidence and onset of germination of wheat seeds were unaltered by the same concentration of itaconate but seedlings did not contain isocitrate lyase or malate synthase. The data suggest that itaconate may be isocitrate lyase-directed in inhibiting the germination of fatty seeds.

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