5-Aminolevulinate Synthesis in Permeabilized Filaments of the Blue-Green Alga Anabaena variabilis
- 1 May 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 72 (1) , 200-203
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.72.1.200
Abstract
Filaments of the blue-green alga A. variabilis permeabilized by dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) produce increased amounts of 5-aminolevulinate in the presence of levulinic acid. The metabolic activity of the filaments remains unperturbed in the presence of up to 7.5% (vol/vol) DMSO. Studies utilizing DMSO-permeabilized filaments confirm that 5-aminolevulinate is synthesized preferably from glutamate and, to a lesser extent, from .alpha.-ketoglutarate in this organism.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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