Oxalate, germin, and the extracellular matrix of higher plants

• Published in: The FASEB journal Vol. 8; no. 3; p. 294
• Main Author: Lane, B.G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1994
• Subjects: ACTIVIDAD ENZIMATICA; ACTIVITE ENZYMATIQUE; ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; CALCIO; CALCIUM; Calcium - metabolism; Cell Division - physiology; CELL WALLS; ENZYMIC ACTIVITY; Extracellular Matrix - physiology; EXTRACELLULAR SPACES; Glycoproteins - metabolism; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LITERATURE REVIEWS; OXALATE; oxalate oxidase; OXALATES; Oxalates - metabolism; OXALATOS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDORREDUCTASAS; OXYDOREDUCTASE; PARED CELULAR; PAROI CELLULAIRE; PEROXIDO DE HIDROGENO; PEROXYDE D'HYDROGENE; Phytic Acid - metabolism; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plant Proteins - metabolism; PLANTAS; PLANTE; PLANTS; Plants - anatomy & histology; PROTEINAS; PROTEINE; PROTEINS; Triticum

The article assembles and elaborates evidence which indicates that an 'old' enzyme, oxalate oxidase, and an even 'older' substrate, calcium oxalate, have significant and previously uncontemplated roles in the biochemistry of the extracellular matrix (ECM) of higher plants. These...