Spectral Similarities and Kinetic Differences of Two Tomato Plant Peroxidase Isoenzymes

AUTOR(ES)

Evans, John J.

RESUMO

The kinetic and spectral properties of peroxidases A and B from the dwarf tomato plant were compared. The absolute absorption spectra were essentially the same for peroxidases A and B and their derivatives. Peroxidases A and B had different pH optima with guaiacol as the hydrogen donor but essentially the same optimum when pyrogallol was the substrate. The substrate concentrations required for optimum activity were different not only for the different substrates but also for each isoenzyme. When pyrogallol was used as the substrate, peroxidases A and B were 80% active when assayed under conditions optimal for the other isoenzyme. When guaiacol was used as the substrate, peroxidase A was completely inactive when assayed under conditions optimal for peroxidase B. In this case the pH was not optimum and the H2O2 concentration was inhibitory. Similarly, peroxidase B retained only 9% of its peroxidase activity toward guaiacol when assayed under conditions optimum for peroxidase A. In this case the pH was not optimum and the H2O2 was limiting. A possible role for peroxidase isoenzymes is discussed.

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