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. 1978 Apr;61(4):654–657. doi: 10.1104/pp.61.4.654

Metabolism of [5-3H]Proline by Barley Leaves and Its Use in Measuring the Effects of Water Stress on Proline Oxidation 1

Cecil R Stewart 1, Samuel F Boggess 1
PMCID: PMC1091937  PMID: 16660356

Abstract

The objective of these experiments was to determine the fate of tritium from the 5 position of proline and to assess the validity of its loss to H2O as a measure of proline oxidation. When [5-3H]proline was fed to barley (Hordeum vulgare) leaves, tritium was recovered in H2O and metabolites such as glutamate, glutamine, organic acids, aspartate, asparagine, and γ-aminobutyrate. Collectively these metabolites, which are oxidation products of proline, accounted for 8% of the 3H recovered after 5 hours. In spite of the amount recovered in metabolites, the rates of proline oxidation estimated by measuring 3H2O recovery from [5-3H]proline were only slightly lower than rates estimated by incorporation of 14C into oxidized products and loss of 14C from total proline. Therefore, 3H2O recovery from [5-3H]proline is useful in assessing the effects of stress on proline metabolism.

Water stress inhibited proline oxidation, as reported previously. In addition, a reconversion of proline oxidation products to proline occurred in stressed leaves. This observation probably indicates a breakdown in cellular compartmentation of proline synthesis and proline oxidation.

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