Lipids in Cryptomonas CR-1. II. Biosynthesis of Betaine Lipids and Galactolipids |
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Authors: | Sato Naoki |
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Institution: | Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113 Japan |
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Abstract: | The biosynthesis of lipids in Cryptomonas strain CR-1 was studiedusing radioactive tracers. For studies of general aspects ofthe biosynthesis of lipids, the cells were labelled with 14C]NaHCO3or with l,3-14]glycerol. In both cases, monogalactosyl diacylglycerol(MGDG) was the most heavily labelled lipid. Phosphatidylcholineand the alanine lipid DGTA were not labelled to specific activitiescomparable to those of MGDG and DGDG. It is improbable thatthe so-called "eukaryotic pathway", which has been suggestedas the pathway for the synthesis of " eukaryotic" molecularspecies of MGDG from PC in higher plants, is operative in Cryptomonascells which contain typical "eukaryotic" MGDG. The homoserinelipid DGTS was labelled to a significant level only in its polargroup. The C-3 and C-4 atoms of methionine, as well as the methylcarbon of methionine, were incorporated into both DGTS and DGTA,whereas the C-l carbon of methionine was incorporated uniquelyinto DGTS. Results of pulse-chase experiments with 3,4-14C]methionineand methyl.-l4C]methionine suggest the conversion of DGTS toDGTA. (Received April 22, 1991; Accepted June 12, 1991) |
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