Biosynthesis of Leaf Alcohol Formation of 3Z-Hexenal from Linolenic Acid in Chloroplasts ofThea sinensisLeaves
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 40 (1) , 185-190
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1976.10862001
Abstract
The synthetic activity for 3Z-hexenal, an important precursor of 3Z-hexenol (leaf alcohol), was localized in chloroplasts of Thea sinensis leaves. 3Z-Hexenal, which is easily isomerized to 2E-hexenal (leaf aldehyde), was formed from linolenic acid in the presence of oxygen. 13-l-Hydroperoxy-linolenic acid also served as a precursor, but the triglyceride and methyl ester of linolenic acid did not. This enzyme system appeared to be tightly bound to the lamellae membranes of chloroplasts.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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