Synthesis of Proteins by Isolated Euglena gracilis Chloroplasts
- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 58 (6) , 719-721
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.58.6.719
Abstract
Intact E. gracilis chloroplasts, which were purified on gradients of silica sol, incorporated [35S]methionine or [3H]leucine into soluble and membrane-bound products, using light as the only source of energy. The chloroplasts were osmotically shocked, fractionated on discontinuous gradients of sucrose, and the products of protein synthesis of the different fractions characterized by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The soluble fraction resolved into 3 zones of radioactivity, the major one corresponding to the large subunit of ribulose diphosphate carboxylase. The thylakoid membrane fraction contained 9 labeled polypeptides, the two most prominent in the region of 31 and 42 kilodaltons. The envelope fraction contained a major radioactive peak of about 48 kilodaltons and 4 other minor peaks. The patterns of protein synthesis by isolated Euglena chloroplasts are broadly similar to those observed with chloroplasts of spinach and pea.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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