Lipid and Surface Wax Synthesis in Water-stressed Cotton Leaves |
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Authors: | Weete J D Leek G L Peterson C M Currie H E Branch W D |
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Institution: | Department of Botany and Microbiology, Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, Alabama 36830. |
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Abstract: | The incorporation of 2-14C]malonate and 1-14C]acetate into internal lipid and surface wax by cotton leaves (Gossypium hirsutum L. `Deltapine') having water potentials of −8 to −15 bars (controls) and −19 to −32 bars (water-stressed) was compared. Lipid from stressed leaves contained a mean of 57% more radioactivity than corresponding controls for five experiments. Acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase was not limiting to fatty acid synthesis in water-stressed cotton leaves at the water potential levels tested, whereas fatty acid synthetase was stimulated. In four of six experiments, wax from stressed leaves contained a mean of 38% less radioactivity than nonstressed leaves when incubated 24 hours after rehydration. Evidence is presented to show that after a suitable period of rehydration, previously stressed cotton leaves produce more wax than leaves prior to stressing. |
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