Amino sugars : new inhibitors of zeaxanthin epoxidase, a violaxanthin cycle enzyme

The effect of three sugars and their amino derivatives on violaxanthin cycle enzymes activity was investigated in duckweed (Lemna trisulca), a model water-plant. No effect of sugars and amino sugars on violaxanthin de-epoxidase was observed independent of incubation time; however, epoxidation of zea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of plant physiology. - 1979. - 164(2007), 3 vom: 02. März, Seite 231-7
1. Verfasser: Latowski, Dariusz (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Banaś, Agnieszka Katarzyna, Strzałka, Kazimierz, Gabryś, Halina
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of plant physiology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Amino Sugars Xanthophylls violaxanthin 51C926029A Oxidoreductases EC 1.- zeaxanthin epoxidase
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Zusammenfassung:The effect of three sugars and their amino derivatives on violaxanthin cycle enzymes activity was investigated in duckweed (Lemna trisulca), a model water-plant. No effect of sugars and amino sugars on violaxanthin de-epoxidase was observed independent of incubation time; however, epoxidation of zeaxanthin to violaxanthin was inhibited. The minimum amino sugar concentrations causing maximum inhibition of zeaxanthin epoxidation have been estimated. Amino sugars but not sugars caused more than a 50% inhibition of zeaxanthin epoxidation in duckweed after a 24h incubation when applied at a concentration of 0.5%. Incubation with amino sugars under a 6d photoperiod enhanced the inhibitory effect. Zeaxanthin epoxidation was completely inhibited under such conditions, whereas only a minor inhibitory effect was observed in sugar treated plants. The strong amino sugar inhibition of zeaxanthin epoxidase activity represents additional evidence for the creation of an unstable carotenoid carbocation in the molecular mechanism of epoxidation
Beschreibung:Date Completed 11.04.2007
Date Revised 30.09.2020
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Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0176-1617