Methionine Metabolism and Ethylene Biosynthesis in Senescent Flower Tissue of Morning-Glory 1
AUTOR(ES)
Hanson, Andrew D.
RESUMO
In immature rib segments prepared from morning-glory (Ipomoea tricolor) flower buds, the major soluble metabolite formed from tracer amounts of l-methionine-U-14C was S-methylmethionine (SMM). In segments of senescing ribs, 14C was progressively lost from SMM and appeared in free methionine. Immature segments contained about 4 nmoles of free methionine and about 16 nmoles of SMM per 30 segments. As the segments senesced, the methionine content increased about 10-fold while the SMM content remained unchanged; during this time about 0.8 nmole of ethylene was produced per 30 segments. Tracer experiments with l-methionine-U-14C, l-methionine-methyl-3H, and l-homocysteine thiolactone-35S indicated that SMM was capable of acting as a methyl donor, and that in senescent segments the methyl group was utilized for methionine production with homocysteine serving as methyl acceptor. Of the 2 molecules of methionine produced in this reaction, 1 was re-methylated to SMM, and the other contributed to the observed rise in the content of free methionine.
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