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. 1976 Jun;57(6):933–935. doi: 10.1104/pp.57.6.933

Starch Degradation in Isolated Spinach Chloroplasts 1

Carolyn Levi a,2,3, Martin Gibbs a
PMCID: PMC542152  PMID: 16659602

Abstract

A method for loading isolated intact spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplasts with 14C-starch is described. These intact chloroplasts were incubated aerobically in the dark for 30 minutes. Radioactivity in starch declined and glyceric acid 3-phosphate and maltose were the major radioactive products. It is proposed that starch is degraded within the chloroplast to glyceric acid 3-phosphate and to maltose.

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  1. Robinson J. M., Latzko E., Gibbs M. Effect of Disalicylidenepropanediamine on the Light-dependent Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Glycerate 3-Phosphate in Intact Spinach Chloroplasts. Plant Physiol. 1975 Jan;55(1):12–14. doi: 10.1104/pp.55.1.12. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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