CAROTENOID METABOLISM AND THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF ABSCISIC-ACID

被引:52
作者
PARRY, AD
HORGAN, R
机构
[1] Department of Biological Sciences, The University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
关键词
LYCOPERSICON-ESCULENTUM; SOLANACEAE; PHASEOLUS-VULGARIS; LEGUMINOSAE; CAROTENOID METABOLISM; DEUTERIUM LABELING; APO-CAROTENOIDS; NEOXANTHIN; VIOLAXANTHIN; ABSCISIC ACID;
D O I
10.1016/0031-9422(91)85258-2
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The conversion of all-trans-violaxanthin to 9'-cis-neoxanthin was shown to occur in fluridone-treated etiolated Lycopersicon and Phaseolus seedlings, following exposure to light. The results of deuterium oxide labelling experiments supported this precursor/product relationship, and provided further evidence for the origin of abscisic acid. Several apo-carotenoids, putative by-products of abscisic acid biosynthesis, were synthesised by chemical oxidation but were not detected in plant extracts. In vitro, lipoxygenase cleaved neoxanthin and violaxanthin down to small (less-than-or-equal-to C-13) fragments. It may be that in vivo any apo-carotenoids formed by the specific cleavage of 9'-cis-neoxanthin, during abscisic acid biosynthesis, are rapidly metabolized by lipoxygenase or similar enzymes.
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页数:7
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