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[Metlegoglobin reductase from lupine nodules. Purification and properties]. 1979

N F Bashirova, and S S Melik-sarkisian, and V L Kretovich

The purification procedure and properties of metlegoglobin reductase from the soluble fraction of lupine (Lupinus luteus L.) nodules and from the proteins secreted by bacteroids Rhizobium lupini in vitro are described. The properties of both forms of enzyme were found to be similar. A metlegoglobin reductase preparation purified 125-fold with a yield of 21% was obtained. The enzyme is strictly specific to the cofactor (NADH). No substrate specificity was revealed. The enzyme reduces oxidized cytochrome c, Mb+, Lb+, Hb+ and exygen. The pH optimum for the enzyme is 7,4. The enzyme is inhibited by p-chloromercurybenzoate. In some properties the enzyme from lupine nodules is close to methemoglobin reductase from the erythrocytes. It was shown that apart from metlegoglobin reductase, bacteroids secrete some other proteins, which is indicative of a close interrelationship between the bacteroids and the plant in a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing system.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D007874	Leghemoglobin	A hemoglobin-like oxygen-binding hemeprotein present in the nitrogen-fixing root nodules of leguminous plants. The red pigment has a molecular weight approximately 1/4 that of hemoglobin and has been suggested to act as an oxido-reduction catalyst in symbiotic nitrogen fixation.	Leghemoglobin A
D009247	NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases	A group of oxidoreductases that act on NADH or NADPH. In general, enzymes using NADH or NADPH to reduce a substrate are classified according to the reverse reaction, in which NAD+ or NADP+ is formally regarded as an acceptor. This subclass includes only those enzymes in which some other redox carrier is the acceptor. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p100) EC 1.6.	Oxidoreductases, NADH, NADPH,NADPH Oxidoreductases NADH,Oxidoreductases NADH, NADPH
D010944	Plants	Multicellular, eukaryotic life forms of kingdom Plantae. Plants acquired chloroplasts by direct endosymbiosis of CYANOBACTERIA. They are characterized by a mainly photosynthetic mode of nutrition; essentially unlimited growth at localized regions of cell divisions (MERISTEMS); cellulose within cells providing rigidity; the absence of organs of locomotion; absence of nervous and sensory systems; and an alternation of haploid and diploid generations. It is a non-taxonomical term most often referring to LAND PLANTS. In broad sense it includes RHODOPHYTA and GLAUCOPHYTA along with VIRIDIPLANTAE.	Plant
D002412	Cations	Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis.	Cation
D002729	Chloromercuribenzoates	Chloride and mercury-containing derivatives of benzoic acid.
D003574	Cytochrome c Group	A group of cytochromes with covalent thioether linkages between either or both of the vinyl side chains of protoheme and the protein. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p539)	Cytochromes Type c,Group, Cytochrome c,Type c, Cytochromes
D012231	Rhizobium	A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that activate PLANT ROOT NODULATION in leguminous plants. Members of this genus are nitrogen-fixing and common soil inhabitants.