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Galactolipid Synthesis in Vicia faba Leaves

II. Formation and Desaturation of Long Chain Fatty Acids in Phosphatidylcholine, Phosphatidylglycerol, and the Galactolipids ¹

^a Department of Botany, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The labeling kinetics of the fatty acids of phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), monogalactosyldiglyceride (MGDG), and digalactosyldiglyceride (DGDG) were examined after ¹⁴CO₂ feeding and incubation of leaf discs of Vicia faba over 72 hours in continuous light. The results indicate a rapid accumulation and turnover of radioactivity into PC and PG fatty acids (oleic acid in PC and oleic and palmitic acids in PG). Radioactivity accumulates in MGDG and DGDG fatty acids much more slowly and continuously over 72 hours. Most of this activity is found in linoleic and linolenic acids; very little activity is found in the more saturated fatty acids. Little or no desaturation occurs in situ in conjunction with the galactolipids. The results suggest that PC and PG may act as "carriers" for MGDG and DGDG fatty acid synthesis. Analyses of the labeling patterns of the molecular species of MGDG after ¹⁴CO₂ and ¹⁴C-acetate feeding confirm that MGDG is formed by galactosylation of a preformed diglyceride containing predominantly unsaturated fatty acids.

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