| Literature DB >> 16659602 |
Abstract
A method for loading isolated intact spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplasts with (14)C-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.Entities:
Year: 1976 PMID: 16659602 PMCID: PMC542152 DOI: 10.1104/pp.57.6.933
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Physiol ISSN: 0032-0889 Impact factor: 8.340