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. 1979 Dec 15;184(3):571–574. doi: 10.1042/bj1840571

Linoleate and alpha-linolenate synthesis by isolated spinach (Spinacia oleracea) chloroplasts.

P G Roughan, J B Mudd, T T McManus, C R Slack
PMCID: PMC1161839  PMID: 540049

Abstract

Diacylgalactosylglycerol synthesis was a prerequisite for the incorporation of [1-14C]-acetate into linoleate and alpha-linolenate of isolated spinach (Spinacia oleracea) chloroplasts. Oleate at position 1 of diacylgalactosylglycerol was desaturated to linoleate and alpha-linolenate both in the light and in the dark. Some desaturation of palmitate was also observed after prolonged incubations.

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