Light-dependent Induction of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Greening Cucumber Cotyledons |
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| Authors: | Murphy D J Stumpf P K |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, Davis, California 95616. |
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| Abstract: | Greening cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cotyledons exhibited dramatic increases in the ability to desaturate exogenously added 1-14C]oleic acid and 1-14C]linoleic acid within 2 to 3 hours of illumination. These increases were effectively inhibited by 10 micrograms per milliliter cycloheximide. Oleate desaturation remained at a high level in constant light for 5 to 6 days after induction and then declined by about 50%; when returned to the dark, the tissue showed a sharp decrease in conversion of 14C]oleate to 14C]linoleate. Linoleate desaturation reached a maximum about 15 hours after induction and declined immediately thereafter while the tissue still was in the light; after induction had peaked return of the tissue to the dark showed a dramatic fall of linoleate desaturation. The changes in desaturation were correlated with the conversion of the principal fatty acid in the etiolated cotyledons, linoleate, to α-linolenate, and with the assembly of the chlorophyll-containing photosynthetic membranes. The incorporation of 1-14C]acetate into lipids showed no significant light stimulation. The role of light in the regulation of certain aspects of plant metabolism during development is discussed. |
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