Solubilization of the starch-granule-bound starch synthase of normal maize kernels.
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Plant physiology
دوره 73 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983