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Table 2 Activity of Smirnoff Pathway Enzymes in Courgette Vascular Exudate and Tissue

From: Synthesis of L-ascorbic acid in the phloem

Activitya

Phloem

Tissue

HK (D-Glc)

23.0 ± 1.73

22.5 ± 2.89

HK (D-Frc)

29.7 ± 1.33

24.8 ± 3.58

HK (D-Man)

4.0 ± 0.40

4.0 ± 0.58

PGI

1861.3 ± 15.18

1194.7 ± 173.38

PMI

94.2 ± 5.20

N.D.b

PMM

1.5 ± 0.11

N.D.b

GDPM PPase

22.8 ± 1.56

N.D.b

GDPM-3,5-epimerase

0.07 ± 0.012

0.12 ± 0.017

GDP-L-gal PPPase

0.012 + 0.002

0.010 ± 0.002

L-GalDH

28.0 ± 0.46

7.0 ± 1.27

L-GalLDH

N.D.b

1.98 ± 0.18

  1. a Activity is expressed in nmol min-1 gFW-1 of tissue ± S.E., n = 3 b N.D. = Activity not detected Courgette fruit exudate or tissue was prepared and desalted as described in the text. Enzymes listed are: HK, hexokinase (E.C. 2.7.1.1) with D-glucose (D-Glc), D-fructose (D-Frc) or D-mannose (D-Man) as substrate; PGI, phosphoglucose isomerase (E.C. 5.3.1.9); PMI, phosphomannose isomerase (E.C. 5.3.1.8); PMM, phosphomannose mutase (E.C. 5.4.2.8); GDPM PPase, GDP-D-mannose pyrophosphorylase (E.C. 2.7.7.22); GDPM-3,5-epimerase, GDP-D-mannose-3,5-epimerase (E.C. 5.1.3.18); GDP-L-gal PPPase, GDP-L-galactose pyrophosphatase; L-GalDH, L-galactose dehydrogenase; L-GalLDH, L-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase (E.C. 1.3.2.3). Where no E.C. numbers are supplied they have yet to be assigned.