Extraction and Measurement the Activities of Cytosolic Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (PEPCK) and Plastidic NADP-dependent Malic Enzyme (ME) on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Sonia Osorio, José Vallarino, Marek Szecowka, Shai Ufaz, Vered Tzin, Ruthie Angelovici, Gad Galili, Alisdair Fernie

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Abstract

A recent study demonstrated that cytosolic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and NADP-malic enzyme (NADP-ME) have an important role in malate metabolism during fruit ripening (Osorio et al., 2013). PEPCK catalyze the ATP-dependent decarboxylation of oxaloacetate (OAA) to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) and NADP-ME, the reversible conversion of malate and pyruvate. Here, we present the detailed protocols to measure PEPCK activity in carboxylation direction by following oxidation of NADH and to measure NADP-ME activity based upon the reduction of NADP+.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)http://test.bio-protocol.org/e1122
JournalBio-protocol
Volume4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2014

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