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. 1982 Feb;69(2):421–423. doi: 10.1104/pp.69.2.421

Separation of Mg-Protoporphyrin IX and Mg-Protoporphyrin IX Monomethyl Ester Synthesized de novo by Developing Cucumber Etioplasts 1

Thomas P Fuesler 1, Claire M Hanamoto 1, Paul A Castelfranco 1,2
PMCID: PMC426222  PMID: 16662221

Abstract

High pressure liquid chromatography was used to demonstrate that chelation of Mg2+ into protoporphyrin IX precedes methylation in isolated greening etioplasts from cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. var. Beit Alpha) cotyledons. Mg-protoporphyrin IX synthesized in vitro from protoporphyrin IX, Mg2+, and ATP or exogenous Mg-protoporphyrin IX could serve as substrates for the methylation step. In either case, S-adenosylmethionine was the methyl donor and could not be replaced by ATP plus methionine.

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