HPLC analysis of tocopherols in wild-type and mutant Arabidopsis, maize,
and Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Tocopherols present in Arabidopsis,
maize, and Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 lipid extracts were separated by
normal phase HPLC and detected using a fluorescence detector with 290-nm
excitation and 325-nm emission. Tocol, a synthetic tocopherol, was used as an
internal recovery standard. A, Arabidopsis leaf tissue: solid line, Columbia
wild type; dotted line, vte1-1; gray line, vte1-2. B, Maize
leaf tissue: solid line, wild type; dotted line, sxd1. C,
Synechocystis sp. PCC6803: solid line, wild type; dotted line,
Δslr1737 insertional mutant; gray line, SXD1 expressed in the
Δslr1737 insertional mutant. Retention times of α-,
β-, δ-, and γ-tocopherol and tocol were determined by HPLC
analysis of tocopherol standards. LU, Luminescence units.