DISTRIBUTION OF HYDROXYCINNAMOYL-COA-OMEGA-HYDROXYPALMITIC ACID O-HYDROXYCINNAMOYLTRANSFERASE IN HIGHER-PLANTS

Authors
LOTFY S JAVELLE F NEGREL J
Citation
S. Lotfy et al., DISTRIBUTION OF HYDROXYCINNAMOYL-COA-OMEGA-HYDROXYPALMITIC ACID O-HYDROXYCINNAMOYLTRANSFERASE IN HIGHER-PLANTS, Phytochemistry, 40(2), 1995, pp. 389-391
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
389 - 391
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1995)40:2<389:DOHAO>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The occurrence of hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:omega-hydroxypalmitic acid O-hy droxycinnamoyltransferase in roots of plants from various families is reported. Among the 21 species investigated, 17 plants representing 11 different families of angiosperms and gymnosperms showed extractable activity. In intact tobacco plants, the enzyme which was undetectable in leaves and stems, was apparently restricted to roots. Relatively hi gh enzymatic activity was found however in cell suspension cultures gr own from tobacco pith.