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Preparation and Properties of Mitochondria from Cowpea Nodules ¹

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York 14853

Mitochondria were isolated from nodules of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L). Walp.) and purified on a Percoll gradient. They were only slightly contaminated by bacteroids (an average of 3.5%), and had low lipoxygenase activity. Compared to mitochondria from hypocotyls the nodule mitochondria had similar O₂ uptake rates and respiratory control ratios. The ADP/O ratios for both preparations were 1.4 to 1.7 and 2.3 to 2.6 with succinate and malate, respectively. Whereas mitochondria isolated from etiolated cowpea hypocotyls had 14 to 18% of their respiration insensitive to KCN, the respiration of nodule mitochondria was completely inhibited by KCN. Enzyme activities of nodule mitochondria were similar to those found in hypocotyl mitochondria, except for NAD⁺-malic enzyme which was 12-fold lower in the mitochondria from nodules.

¹ Supported by contract 82ER-12066 from the United States Department of Energy, Division of Biological Energy Sciences.

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