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. 1992 Feb;98(2):723–727. doi: 10.1104/pp.98.2.723

Energy Requirements for Fatty Acid and Glycerolipid Biosynthesis from Acetate by Isolated Pea Root Plastids 1

Kathryn F Kleppinger-Sparace 1, Richard J Stahl 1, Salvatore A Sparace 1
PMCID: PMC1080250  PMID: 16668701

Abstract

Fatty acid and glycerolipid biosynthesis from [14C]acetate by isolated pea root plastids is completely dependent on exogenously supplied ATP. CTP, GTP, and UTP are ineffective in supporting fatty acid biosynthesis, all resulting in <3% of the activity obtained with ATP. However, ADP alone or in combination with inorganic phosphate (Pi) or pyrophosphate (PPi) gave up to 28% of the ATP control activity, whereas AMP + PPi, PPi alone, or Pi alone were ineffective in promoting fatty acid biosynthesis. The components of the dihydroxyacetonephosphate (DHAP) shuttle (DHAP, oxaloacetate, and Pi), which promote intraplastidic ATP synthesis, restored 41% of the control ATP activity, whereas the omission of any of the shuttle components abolished this activity. When the DHAP shuttle components were supplemented with ADP, the rate of fatty acid biosynthesis was completely restored to that observed in the presence of ATP. Under the conditions of ADP + DHAP shuttle-driven fatty acid biosynthesis, exogenously supplied ATP gave only a 6% additional stimulation of activity. In general, variations in the energy source had only small effects on the proportions of radioactive fatty acids and glycerolipids synthesized. Most notably, higher amounts of radioactive oleic acid, free fatty acids, and diacylglycerol and lower amounts of phosphatidic acid were observed when ADP and/or the DHAP shuttle were substituted for ATP. The results presented here indicate that, although isolated pea root plastids readily utilize exogenously supplied ATP for fatty acid biosynthesis, these plastids can also synthesize sufficient ATP when provided with the appropriate cofactors.

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