Plant Physiol. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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Plant Physiology 51:327-331 (1973)
© 1973 American Society of Plant Biologists

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Aspartokinase in Lemna minor L

Studies on the in Vivo and in Vitro Regulation of the Enzyme 1

Kwan F. Wong and David T. Dennis

a Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

The growth of Lemna minor was followed by means of frond number, fresh weight, and dry weight measurements in the presence of various amino acids at a concentration 0.25 mM. Lysine inhibited growth but not to the same extent as threonine and homoserine. Isoleucine was also an inhibitor of growth. In the presence of methionine there was some growth for 2 to 3 days, but by 5 days most of the plants appeared to be dead. When lysine and threonine were added together, there was no growth at all, and the plants were dead after 5 days. This effect of lysine + threonine could be reversed by adding methionine or homoserine to the growth medium.

The isolated aspartokinase from Lemna showed inhibition by lysine and higher concentrations of threonine. When these amino acids were added together at low concentrations, there was a concerted inhibition of the aspartokinase. It is suggested that some effects of amino acids on the growth of L. minor can be explained on the basis of a concerted feedback control of aspartokinase.

1 This work was supported by Grant A5051 from the National Research Council of Canada.






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