ISSN:
1615-6102
Keywords:
Endomembranes
;
Iron deficiency
;
Siderophore
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Endoplasmic reticulum vesicles from both corn and kidney bean roots are capable of reducing ferrirhodotorulic acid, a fungal iron chelator, in vitro, using NADH as the reductant. In magnesium containing linear 15–45% sucrose density gradients, the activity was in a wide, high density band. The activity shifted in density to 1.07–1.08 when EDTA was included instead of magnesium. No plasma membrane reducing activity was found, even with iron deficient plants, using both NADH and NADPH as electron donors. It is speculated that the Eo′ value for ferrirhodotorulic acid, −0.36 V, may be too low for this chelate to be reduced by the iron deficiency induced iron chelate reductase found in the plasma membrane of nonpoaceous plants. Most of the activity was in the microsomal fraction rather than the soluble fraction.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01322728
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