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. 1979 Dec 15;184(3):571-4.
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

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

P G Roughan et al. Biochem J. .

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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