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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY , Vol 105, Issue 1 111-117, Copyright © 1994 by American Society of Plant Biologists

METABOLISM AND ENZYMOLOGY

Starch Phosphorylation in Potato Tubers Proceeds Concurrently with de Novo Biosynthesis of Starch

T. H. Nielsen, B. Wischmann, K. Enevoldsen and B. L. Moller
Department of Plant Biology, Royal Agricultural and Veterinary University, 40 Thorvaldsensvej, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark (T.H.N., B.W., B.L.M.)

The in vivo phosphorylation of starch was studied in Solanum tuberosum cv Dianella and Posmo. Small starch granules contain 25% more ester-bound phosphate per glucose residue than large starch granules. The degree of phosphorylation was found to be almost constant during tuber development. Isolated tuber discs synthesize starch from externally supplied glucose at a significant rate. Tuber discs supplied with glucose and [32P]orthophosphate incorporate radiolabeled phosphorus into the starch. The level of 32P incorporation is proportional to the amount of starch synthesized. The incorporation of 32P from orthophosphate is correlated to de novo synthesis of starch, since the incorporation of 32P is diminished upon inhibition of starch synthesis by fluoride. Based on the amount of [14C]glucose phosphate isolated after hydrolysis of purified starch from tuber discs incubated in the presence of [U-14C]glucose, approximately 0.5% of the glucose residues of the de novo-synthesized starch are phosphorylated. This value is in general agreement with the observed levels of phosphorus in starch accumulated during tuber development. Thus, the enzyme system responsible for starch phosphorylation is fully active in the isolated tuber discs, and the starch phosphorylation proceeds as an integrated part of de novo starch synthesis.


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