Properties of chloroplast membrane-bound ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase during cold hardening of wheat. No indication of qualitative membrane changes during cold hardening

Joseph Riov*, Gregory N. Brown

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Abstract

Kinetic parameters of the chloroplastbound ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase from two varieties of wheat (Triticum aestivum), hardy Kharkov 22 MC (winter wheat) and less hardy Rescue (spring wheat), were followed during induction of frost hardiness as a means of examining possible changes in chloroplast membranes during hardening. No changes were found in the Michaelis constants for NADPH and 2,6-dichlorophenol indophenol, inhibition constants for p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonate, and activation energy values of the enzyme in either variety. The data suggest that no qualitative changes occurred in the properties of wheat chloroplast membranes related to ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase during cold hardening.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)80-86
Number of pages7
JournalCryobiology
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1978
Externally publishedYes

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