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. 1979 May;63(5):887–891. doi: 10.1104/pp.63.5.887

Effects of Glycidate on Carbon Dioxide Fixation with Isolated Spinach Chloroplasts 1

Günter F Wildner a, Christer Larsson a,2
PMCID: PMC542939  PMID: 16660832

Abstract

Glycidate (2,3-epoxypropionate) stimulated CO2 fixation in isolated spinach chloroplasts up to 100%. In the presence of glycidate the initial lag phase was abolished and the chloroplasts exported mainly 3-phosphoglycerate instead of dihydroxyacetone phosphate.

Glycolate formation was not inhibited by glycidate, which is in agreement with the observation that preactivated ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate oxygenase is not inhibited by this compound. Furthermore, glycidate had no effect on electron transport (NADP reduction) and photophosphorylation, nor was a change in the coupling ratio observed.

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