Measurement of ferrochelatase activity using a novel assay suggests that plastids are the major site of haem biosynthesis in both photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic cells of pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 362, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 423-432

  Cornah, Johanna E ^a   Roper, Jennifer M ^a   Singh, Davinder Pal ^a   Smith, Alison G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ferrochelatase assay; Purified organelle; Recovery of marker enzyme

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELLS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TISSUE;

PLASTIDS;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

CHLOROPHYLL; COBALT; DEUTEROPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; FERROCHELATASE; FERROUS ION; HEME; N METHYLPROTOPORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUOROMETRY; HEME SYNTHESIS; MITOCHONDRION; OXIDATION; PEA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMBRYOPHYTA; INSERTION SEQUENCES; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0036499460     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bj3620423     Document Type: Article

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