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. 1982 Jul;70(1):108–112. doi: 10.1104/pp.70.1.108

Involvement of Glyoxysomal Lipase in the Hydrolysis of Storage Triacylglycerols in the Cotyledons of Soybean Seedlings 1

Yon-Hui Lin 1, Robert A Moreau 1,2, Anthony H C Huang 1
PMCID: PMC1067095  PMID: 16662427

Abstract

The total cotyledon extract of soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr. var. Coker 136) seedlings underwent lipolysis as measured by the release of fatty acids. The highest lipolytic activity occurred at pH 9. This lipolytic activity was absent in the dry seeds and increased after germination concomitant with the decrease in total lipids. Using spherosomes (lipid bodies) isolated from the cotyledons during the peak stage of lipolysis (5-7 days) as substrates, about 40% of the lipase activity was found in the glyoxysomes after organelle breakage had been accounted for; the remaining activity was distributed among other subcellular fractions but none was found in the spherosomal fraction. The glyoxysomal lipase had maximal activity at pH 9, and catalyzed the hydrolysis of tri-, di-, and monoacylglycerols of linoleic acid, the most abundant fatty acid in soybean. The spherosomes contained a neutral lipase that could hydrolyze monolinolein and N-methylindoxylmyristate, but not trilinolein. This spherosomal lipase activity dropped off rapidly during early seedling growth, preceding lipolysis. Spherosomes isolated from either dry or germinated seeds did not possess lipolytic activity, and spherosomes from germinated seeds but not from dry seeds could serve as substrates for the glyoxysomal lipase. It is concluded that the glyoxysomal lipase is the enzyme catalyzing the initial hydrolysis of storage triacylglycerols.

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