Biosynthesis of cyclopentenylglycine from α-ketopimelate in Idesia polycarpa callus cultures

Plant Cell Reports - Tập 1 - Trang 193-196 - 1982
Ingrid Tober1, Friedrich Spener1
1Institut für Biochemie, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany

Tóm tắt

The nonproteinogenic amino acid, cyclopentenylglycine, is found in certain Flacourtiaceae. This compound may be synthesized by two C1-chain elongations of α-ketoglutarate via α-ketopimelate (C5+2C1) or by condensation of C4 and C3 units (C4+C3), a pathway not involving α-ketopimelate. The following experimental design elucidated the biosynthetic pathway: Idesia polycarpa callus cultures were freshly established from leaf petioles; synthetic α-[1,2-14C]ketopimelate was added to the medium and cultures were incubated for 3 weeks. After isolation and separation of free amino acids from the tissues, the radioactivity incorporated into cyclopentenylglycine was determined. The results establish α-ketopimelate as a precursor for cyclopentenylglycine, thus providing evidence for the C5+2C1 biosynthetic path.

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