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Plant Physiology 72:321-325 (1983)
© 1983 American Society of Plant Biologists

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Evidence for Endogenous Cyclic Photophosphorylation in Intact Chloroplasts

14CO2 Fixation with Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate

K. C. Woo, A. Gerbaud1 and R. T. Furbank

Department of Environmental Biology, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, P.O. Box 475, Canberra City, Australia

This study examines the capacity of intact spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplasts to fix 14CO2 when supplied with Benson-Calvin cycle intermediates in the presence of 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU). Under these conditions, substantial 14CO2 fixation occurred in the light but not in the dark when either dihydroxyacetone phosphate, ribulose 5-phosphate, fructose 6-phosphate, or fructose bisphosphate was added. The highest rate of 14CO2 fixation (20-40 micromoles per milligram chlorophyll per hour) was obtained with dihydroxyacetone phosphate. In contrast, no 14CO2 fixation occurred when 3-phosphoglycerate was used. 14CO2 fixation in the presence of dihydroxyacetone phosphate and DCMU was inhibited by carbonylcyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone, DL-glyceraldehyde, and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate. Low concentrations of O2 (25-50 micromolar) stimulated 14CO2 fixation, but the activity decreased with increasing O2 concentrations. The fixation of 14CO2 in the presence of DCMU and dihydroxyacetone phosphate was also observed in maize bundle sheath cells. These results provide direct evidence for cyclic photophosphorylation in intact chloroplasts. The activity measured is adequate to support all the extra ATP requirements for maximum rates of photosynthesis in these intact chloroplasts.

1 Permanent address: Service de Radioagronomie, Department de Biologie, CEA-Cadarache, 13115 Saint Paul lez Durance, France.






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