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Chloroplast biogenesis. Demonstration of the monovinyl and divinyl monocarboxylic routes of chlorophyll biosynthesis in higher plants.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3759979     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It is shown that barley (Hordeum vulgare), a dark monovinyl/light divinyl plant species, and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) a dark divinyl/light divinyl plant species synthesize monovinyl and divinyl protochlorophyllide in darkness from monovinyl and divinyl protoporphyrin IX via two distinct monovinyl and divinyl monocarboxylic chlorophyll biosynthetic routes. Evidence for the operation of monovinyl monocarboxylic biosynthetic routes consisted (a) in demonstrating the conversion of delta-aminolevulinic acid to monovinyl protoporphyrin and to monovinyl Mg-protoporphyrins, and (b) in demonstrating the conversion of these tetrapyrroles to monovinyl protochlorophyllide by both isolated barley and cucumber etiochloroplasts. Likewise, evidence for the operation of divinyl monocarboxylic chlorophyll biosynthetic routes consisted (a) in demonstrating the biosynthesis of divinyl protoporphyrin and divinyl Mg-protoporphyrins from delta-aminolevulinic acid, and (b) in demonstrating the conversion of the latter tetrapyrroles to divinyl protochlorophyllide. Finally, it was shown that the divinyl tetrapyrrole substrates were metabolized differently by barley and cucumber. For example, divinyl protoporphyrin, divinyl Mg-protoporphyrin, and divinyl Mg-protoporphyrin monoester were converted predominantly to monovinyl protochlorophyllide and to smaller amounts of divinyl protochlorophyllide by barley etiochloroplasts. In contrast, cucumber etiochloroplasts converted the above substrates predominantly to divinyl protochlorophyllide, although smaller amounts of monovinyl protochlorophyllide were also formed. Furthermore, it was shown that monovinyl protochlorophyllide was not formed from divinyl protochlorophyllide either in barley or in cucumber etiochloroplasts. These metabolic differences are explained by the presence of strong biosynthetic interconnections between the divinyl and monovinyl monocarboxylic routes, prior to divinyl protochlorophyllide formation, in barley but not in cucumber.
Authors:
B C Tripathy; C A Rebeiz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of biological chemistry     Volume:  261     ISSN:  0021-9258     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Biol. Chem.     Publication Date:  1986 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-11-17     Completed Date:  1986-11-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985121R     Medline TA:  J Biol Chem     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  13556-64     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aminolevulinic Acid / metabolism
Carbon Radioisotopes
Chlorophyll / analogs & derivatives*,  biosynthesis*
Chloroplasts / drug effects,  metabolism,  physiology*
Gibberellins / pharmacology
Hordeum / metabolism
Kinetin / pharmacology
Plants / metabolism*
Porphyrins / metabolism*
Protochlorophyllide / analogs & derivatives*,  metabolism
Protoporphyrins / metabolism*
Species Specificity
Vinyl Compounds / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Carbon Radioisotopes; 0/Gibberellins; 0/Porphyrins; 0/Protoporphyrins; 0/Vinyl Compounds; 106-60-5/Aminolevulinic Acid; 1406-65-1/Chlorophyll; 20369-67-9/Protochlorophyllide; 525-79-1/Kinetin; 77-06-5/gibberellic acid

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