Abstract
NADPH‐protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (PChilde reductase, EC 1.3.1.33), a key enzyme in light‐dependent greening and the conversion of etioplasts into chloroplasts was investigated in the the greening mutant C‐2A' of the unicellular green algaScenedesmus obliquus.In the absence of detergent, the solubilization of the enzyme increased with high glycerol concentrations in the buffer. Solubilization capacities of 4 non‐ionic or zwitterionic detergents, Triton X‐100, CHAPS, octylglucoside and decyl‐maltopyranoside, were compared. Due to the addition of these detergents, the enzyme activity in the soluble fraction was increased severalfold. Hydrophobicity of the enzyme was analyzed by Triton X‐114 phase partitioning. The protein had a preference for the aqueous phase, but its distribution was strongly influenced by the glycerol concentration of the buffer. These results indicate that the PChlide reductase of the green algaScenedesmus obliquusis a hydrophobic, membrane‐associated enzyme, but not an integral membrane protein.
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