Inhibition of chloroplastic respiration by osmotic dehydration. [Spinacia oleracea L]

Journal Article · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Plant Physiology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.89.4.1158· OSTI ID:6610047

Willeford, K O; Ahluwalia, K J.K.; Gibbs, M ^[1]

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1. Brandeis Univ., Waltham, MA (USA)

The respiratory capacity of isolated spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplasts, measured as the rate of {sup 14}CO{sub 2} evolved from the oxidative pentose phosphate cycle in darkened chloroplasts exogenously supplied with ({sup 14}C)glucose, was progressively diminished by escalating osmotic dehydration with betaine or sorbitol. Comparing the inhibitions of CO{sub 2} evolution generated by osmotic dehydration in chloroplasts given C-1 and C-6 labeled glucose, 54% and 84%, respectively, indicates that osmotic dehydration effects to a greater extent the recycling of the oxidative pentose phosphate intermediates, fructose-6P and glyceraldehyde-3P. Respiratory inhibition in the darkened chloroplast could be alleviated by addition of NH{sub 4}Cl (a stromal alkylating agent), iodoacetamide (an inhibitor of glyceraldehyde-3P dehydrogenase), or glycolate-2P (an inhibitor of phosphofructokinase). It is concluded that the site which primarily mediates respiratory inhibition in the darkened chloroplast occurs at the fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase/phosphofructokinase junction.

• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76ER03231
• OSTI ID: 6610047
• Journal Information: Plant Physiology; (USA), Vol. 89:4; ISSN 0032-0889
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CHLOROPLASTS
DEHYDRATION
SPINACH
RESPIRATION
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
ENZYME INHIBITORS
GLUCOSE
INHIBITION
PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
VISIBLE RADIATION
ALDEHYDES
CARBOHYDRATES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CELL CONSTITUENTS
CHALCOGENIDES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENZYMES
FOOD
HEXOSES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MAGNOLIOPHYTA
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
MONOSACCHARIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORUS-GROUP TRANSFERASES
PLANTS
RADIATIONS
SACCHARIDES
TRANSFERASES
VEGETABLES
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