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Table 1 Effect of pH, Ca 2+ /CaM and TFP on GAD activity in cell-free apple extracts

From: Calmodulin-dependent and calmodulin-independent glutamate decarboxylases in apple fruit

Treatment

pH

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

 

nmol mg prot-1 min-1

+Ca2+/CaM -TFP

7.48±0.58a1

14.69±2.92a

12.91±0.74a

3.66±1.18a

0.54±0.21a

+Ca2+/CaM + TFP

4.81±0.97b

9.21±1.36a

8.59±1.56b

0.86±0.09b

0.09±0.02b

-Ca2+/CaM -TFP

3.73±0.56b

9.91±2.21a

8.63±0.33b

1.03±0.09b

0.11±0.06b

-Ca2+/CaM + TFP

4.62±0.65b

8.76±1.30a

7.39±1.23b

0.68±0.09b

0.07±0.01b

% Ca2+/CaM stimulation2

62

68

75

440

670

  1. 1Data represent the mean ± SE of three independent preparations at each pH; data in a column and sharing the same letter are not significantly different according to Tukey’s test (P > 0.05).
  2. 2Calculated from activities at + Ca2+/CaM –TFP and -Ca2+/CaM + TFP.