Plant Physiology 99:450-455 (1992)
© 1992 American Society of Plant Biologists
Metabolism and Enzymology
Characterization of Biotin and 3-Methylcrotonyl-Coenzyme A Carboxylase in Higher Plant Mitochondria
Pierre Baldet,
Claude Alban,
Stella Axiotis and
Roland Douce
Laboratoire mixte Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Rhône-Poulenc UMR-41, Rhône-Poulenc Agrochimie, 14-20 rue Pierre Baizet, 69263 Lyon, France
Mitochondria from green pea (Pisum sativum) leaves were purified free of peroxisomes and chlorophyll contamination and examined for their biotin content. The bulk of the bound biotin detected in plant mitochondria was shown to be associated with the matrix space to a concentration of about 13 micromolar, and no free biotin was detected. Western blot analysis of mitochondrial polypeptides using horseradish peroxidase-labeled streptavidin revealed a unique biotin-containing polypeptide with a molecular weight of 76,000. This polypeptide was implicated as being the biotinylated subunit of 3-methylcrotonyl-coenzyme A (CoA) carboxylase. Fractionation of pea leaf protoplasts demonstrated that this enzyme activity was located largely in mitochondria. The 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase activity was latent when assayed in isotonic media. The majority of the enzyme activity was found in the soluble matrix of mitochondria. Maximal 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase activity was found at pH 8.3 in the presence of Mg2+. Kinetic constants (apparent Km values) for the enzyme substrates were: 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA, 0.05 millimolar; ATP, 0.16 millimolar; HCO3–, 2.2 millimolar. The involvement of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase in the leucine degradation pathway in plant mitochondria is proposed.
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