[Effect of the light on the biosynthesis of inorganic polyphosphates and some phosphoorganic compounds in Chlorella pyrenoidosa Chick]
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[Effect of the light on the biosynthesis of inorganic polyphosphates and some phosphoorganic compounds in Chlorella pyrenoidosa Chick]
Abstract
The illumination of Chlorella cells is found to affect the biosynthesis of different inorganic polyphosphates (IPP) and phosphoorganic compounds. The synthesis of IPP fractions, extracted with TCA at 0 degrees C and perchloric acid at 100 degrees C, is carried out with the cooperation of photochemical reactions, while the formation of other IPP fractions is light-independent. Ohosphorus incorporation into nucleic acids and phosphoproteins is due to the effect of the light, and phosphorylation of carbohydrates and phospholipids is a dark process.