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. 1992 Aug;99(4):1546–1550. doi: 10.1104/pp.99.4.1546

Identification and Levels of 2′-Carboxyarabinitol in Leaves 1

Brandon d Moore 1,2, Thomas D Sharkey 1,2, John Kobza 1,2, Jeffrey R Seemann 1,2
PMCID: PMC1080661  PMID: 16669072

Abstract

2′-Carboxyarabinitol 1-phosphate (CA1P) is a naturally occurring inhibitor of ribulose-1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase activity. A chloroplast phosphatase has previously been identified that degrades CA1P in vitro to carboxyarabinitol (CA) plus phosphate, but CA has not yet been detected in plants. Here, we detail procedures to isolate and assay CA from leaves and utilize mass spectrometry to demonstrate for the first time that CA is present in plants. CA was present in leaves of all 13 species examined, including those of C3, C4, and Crassulacean acid metabolism photosynthetic subgroups. CA was present both in species with high levels of CA1P (e.g. Phaseolus vulgaris, Lycopersicon esculentum, Beta vulgaris) as well as in species with low levels of CA1P (e.g. Spinacea oleracea, Triticum aestivum). CA levels in the light were sometimes greater than those in the dark. Bean leaves had the most CA of any species tested, with levels in the light approaching 1 micromole per milligram of chlorophyll. In illuminated bean leaves, about 63% of the CA is located outside the chloroplast. CA is one of only a few branched chain sugar acids to be identified from plants.

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