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. 1984 Jul;75(3):862-4.
doi: 10.1104/pp.75.3.862.

Measurement of the pyrophosphate content of plant tissues

D A Smyth  1 , C C Black
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Measurement of the pyrophosphate content of plant tissues

D A Smyth et al. Plant Physiol. 1984 Jul.

Abstract

Pyrophosphate (PPi) was measured in pea (Pisum sativum L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) tissues by using an enzymic method based on PPi-dependent phosphofructokinase (PPi-PFK). Different organs of pea and corn seedlings were extracted to determine if PPi is present in sufficient amounts to serve as a substrate for the PPi-PFK activity in these tissues. The amount of PPi is at least 14% to 70% that of the ATP content in shoots and roots of peas and corn; and, for various plant tissues, ranges from 5 to 39 nanomoles of PPi per gram fresh tissue weight. We conclude that PPi is available as a substrate for the glycolytic function of PPi-PFK in plants. Furthermore, the presence of substrate amounts of PPi in plant tissues implies that plant energetics also must be evaluated in terms of PPi as an energy source and phosphate donor.

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