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Role of Peroxidase in Lignification of Tobacco Cells ¹

I. Oxidation of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide and Formation of Hydrogen Peroxide by Cell Wall Peroxidases

Botanisches Institut der Universitat Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 360, D-6900 Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany

The two peroxidase isoenzyme groups (G_I and G_III) localized in the cell walls of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) tissues were compared with respect to their capacity for NADH-dependent H₂O₂ formation. Peroxidases of the G_III group are slightly more active than those of the G_I group when both are assayed under optimal conditions. This difference is probably not of major regulatory importance. NADH-dependent formation of H₂O₂ required the presence of Mn²⁺ and a phenol as cofactors. The addition of H₂O₂ to the reaction mixture accelerated subsequent NADH-dependent H₂O₂ formation. In the presence of both cofactors or Mn²⁺ alone, catalase oxidized NADH. However, if the cofactors were absent or if only dichlorophenol was present, catalase inhibited NADH oxidation. No H₂O₂ accumulation occurred in the presence of catalase. Superoxide dismutase inhibited NADH oxidation quite significantly indicating the involvement of the superoxide radical in the peroxidase reaction. These results are interpreted to mean that the reactions whereby tobacco cell wall peroxidases catalyze NADH-dependent H₂O₂ formation are similar to those proposed for horseradish peroxidase (Halliwell 1978 Planta 140: 81-88).

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