Stress-Induced Factor Involved in Flower Formation of Lemna is an -Ketol Derivative of Linolenic Acid

Autor: Mineyuki Yokoyama, Michihiro Yamaguchi, Atsushi Takimoto, Shoko Yamaguchi, Kazuo Komatsu, Yoshihiro Yokokawa, Shinji Inomata, Sumiko Kaihara, Toshii Iida, Seiichi Yoshida
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Plant and Cell Physiology. 41:110-113
ISSN: 1471-9053
0032-0781
Popis: A stress-induced substance(s) (factor C) incubated with norepinephrine (NE) has strong flower-inducing activity in Lemna paucicostata. We isolated an essential component (FIF) of factor C, and clarified its chemical structure as 9-hydroxy-10-oxo-12(Z),15(Z)-octadecadienoic acid, an alpha-ketol derivative of linolenic acid, which is formed via 9-hydroperoxy linolenic acid. Synthesized FIF showed flower-inducing activity after incubation with NE (factor C activity) equivalent to that formed in the stressed Lemna. Jasmonic acid and 13-hydroxy-12-oxo-9(Z),15(Z)-octadecadienoic acid (12,13-alpha-ketol linolenic acid), both of which are formed via 13-hydroperoxide of linolenic acid and all other derivatives of FIF synthesized by chemical and enzymatic processes failed to show the factor C activity. These results suggest that the molecular structure of FIF is very specific for the factor C activity.
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