Contribution to the study of the Hatch and Slack photosynthetic cycle. Part II: Kinetic properties of the PEPcase-MDH-Malic enzyme multienzymatic complex purified from a C4 plant (sugarcane)

We found out the existence in fresh young leaves of sugarcane of a PEPcase-MDH(NADP)-Malic enzyme multienzymatic complex. We have been able to purify this complex. Its functional advantage has been investigated by comparing the kinetic properties of the constitutive enzymes in their free state with those in their complexed state.