Age dependent changes in phospholipids and galactolipids in primary bean leaves (Phaseolus vulgaris) |
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Authors: | Franklin Fong Robert L. Heath |
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Affiliation: | Departments of Biochemistry and Biology, University of California, Riverside CA 92507, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Primary leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris show concomitant changes in phospholipid, galactolipid, chlorophyll and fresh weight during leaf development from 3 to 32 days after planting. Phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, and phosphatidyl inositol show only small changes on a mole per cent lipid phosphate basis during leaf development. The chloroplast lipids, phosphatidyl glycerol, monogalactosyl diglyceride (MGDG) and digalactosyl diglyceride (DGDG) all show marked increases and decreases which are coincident with chloroplast development. The decline in the leaf content of chloroplast polar lipids and chlorophyll become evident upon reaching maximal leaf size. The molar ratio of galactolipids (MGDG/DGDG), reaches a maximum value of 2.3 in expanding leaves, but steadily declines during senescence to a minimum value of 1.5 at abscission. The declining ratio is caused by a preferential loss of MGDG in the senescing leaves. |
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Keywords: | Leguminosae phospholipids galactolipids leaf development. DGDG, digalactosyl diglyceride MGDG, monogalactosyl diglyceride PC, phosphatidyl choline PE, phosphatidyl ethanolamine PG, phosphatidyl glycerol PI, phosphatidyl inositol. |
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