Abstract
The effect of levulinic acid on δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) dehydratase and [ 14C] ALA incorporation into porphyrins was studied. Levulinic acid was found to be a competitive inhibitor of ALA dehydratase partially purified from tobacco leaves. A marked decrease in the incorporation of [ 14C]-ALA into coproporphyrin and protoporphyrin was found when tobacco leaf discs were incubated in the presence of levulinic acid.
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