The biosynthesis of delta-aminolevulinic acid in Chlorella.

Plant physiology ·Vol. 45 ·No. 4 ·1970-04-00 ·Pages 504-6

Beale SI

Abstract

When autotrophically growing cultures of Chlorella are treated with levulinic acid, delta-aminolevulinic acid is excreted into the medium, providing a direct demonstration of alpha-aminolevulinic acid production in a green plant. Evidence is presented which indicates that alpha-aminolevulinic acid formation may be the the rate-controlling step of chlorophyll synthesis in Chlorella, and that control of the rate of alpha-aminolevulinic acid synthesis may be exerted at the level of production and breakdown of an enzyme which catalyzes its formation.

MeSH Terms

Amino Acids/biosynthesis Chlorophyll/biosynthesis Eukaryota/metabolism Hydro-Lyases/antagonists & inhibitors Levulinic Acids/biosynthesis

Chemicals

Amino Acids Levulinic Acids Chlorophyll Hydro-Lyases

Authors & Affiliations

1 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Beale S I

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8 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Plant physiology

Abbr.

Plant Physiol

ISSN

0032-0889

DOI

10.1104/pp.45.4.504

Published

1970-04-00

Pages

504-6

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0401224

PMCID

PMC396440

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1104/pp.45.4.504 PMC Full Text View journal details

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