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ADP Is a Competitive Inhibitor of ATP-Dependent H⁺ Transport in Microsomal Membranes from Zea mays L. Coleoptiles

Botanisches Institut der J. W. Goethe-Universität, Siesmayerstrasse 70, 6000-Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany

An anion-sensitive ATP-dependent H⁺ transport in microsomal membranes from Zea mays L. coleoptiles was partially characterized using the pH gradient-dependent decrease of unprotonated neutral red. The following criteria strongly suggest a tonoplast origin of the H⁺ transport observed: strict dependence on Cl^–; inhibition by SO₄^2– and NO₃^–; insensitivity against vanadate, molybdate, and azide; reversible inhibition by CaCl₂ (H⁺/Ca²⁺ antiport); inhibition by diethylstilbestrol. The substrate kinetics revealed simple Michaelis Menten kinetics for ATP in the presence of 1 millimolar MgCl₂ with a K_m value of 0.56 millimolar (0.38 millimolar for MgATP). AMP and c-AMP did not influence H⁺ transport significantly. However, ADP was a potent competitive inhibitor with a K_i value of 0.18 millimolar. The same inhibition type was found for membranes prepared from primary roots by the same procedure.

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