Total polar lipid biosynthesis during growth of Crotalaria juncea pollen tubes |
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Authors: | IS Bhandal CP Malik |
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Institution: | Department of Botany, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, India |
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Abstract: | 1-14C]-Acetate incorporation into total and polar lipids was studied in the growing pollen tubes of Crotalaria juncea. Ungerminated pollen had phosphatidyl inositol, phosphatidyl serine, phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, phosphatidyl glycerol, monogalactosyl diglyceride, digalactosyl diglyceride, sulpholipid and steryl glycosides. In the growing pollen tubes considerable 1-14C]-acetate incorporation was observed into the individual polar lipids. The exogenous carbon source significantly influenced lipid biosynthesis. Boric acid (20mg/l.) promoted both pollen tube growth and acetate incorporation into phospholipids. In comparison to 5′-adenosine monophosphate, cyclic-3′,5′-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) promoted tube growth and also enhanced phospho-and glycolipid biosynthesis. The regulation of membrane component biosynthesis by cAMP is suggested. |
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Keywords: | Leguminosae pollen tube growth polar lipids acetate incorporation boric acid cyclic-AMP |
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