BIOSYNTHESIS OF CHLOROPHYLL-A FROM C-13-LABELED MEVALONATES AND GLYCINE IN LIVERWORT - NONEQUIVALENT LABELING OF PHYTYL SIDE-CHAIN

Authors
NABETA K KAWAE T KIKUCHI T SAITOH T OKUYAMA H
Citation
K. Nabeta et al., BIOSYNTHESIS OF CHLOROPHYLL-A FROM C-13-LABELED MEVALONATES AND GLYCINE IN LIVERWORT - NONEQUIVALENT LABELING OF PHYTYL SIDE-CHAIN, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (24), 1995, pp. 2529-2530
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224936
Issue
24
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2529 - 2530
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4936(1995):24<2529:BOCFCM>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The phytyl side chain of chlorophyll a derived from exogenous C-13- an d H-2-labelled mevalonate in cultured cells of two species of liverwor ts. Heteroscyphus planus and Lophocolea heterophylla, is shown to be p referentially labelled in the farnesyl diphosphate-derived portion, wh ile its biosynthesis from exogenous C-13-glycine results in equivalent labelling.