Biosynthesis of brassinosteroids in cultured cells of Catharanthus roseus |
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Authors: | Fujioka S Noguchi T Watanabe T Takatsuto S Yoshida S |
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Affiliation: | The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Saitama, Japan. sfujioka@postman.riken.go.jp |
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Abstract: | Precursor administration experiments with 2H-labeled 6-oxocampestanol, 6-deoxocastasterone and 6alpha-hydroxycastasterone in cultured cells of Catharanthus roseus were performed and the metabolites were analyzed by GC-MS. [2H6]Cathasterone was identified as a metabolite of [2H6]6-oxocampestanol, whereas [2H6]6alpha-hydroxycastasterone and [2H6]castasterone were identified as metabolites of [2H6]6-deoxocastasterone, and [2H6]castasterone was identified as a metabolite of [2H6]6alpha-hydroxycastasterone, indicating that 6-deoxocastasterone is converted to castasterone via 6alpha-hydroxycastasterone. In addition, 6-deoxocathasterone, a putative biosynthetic intermediate in the late C6-oxidation pathway, was identified as an endogenous brassinosteroid. These studies provide further evidence supporting our proposed biosynthetic pathways for brassinolide. |
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