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The C21-formyl group in chlorophyll f originates from molecular oxygen
The C21-formyl group in chlorophyll f originates from molecular oxygen
- Source :
- Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292:19279-19289
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2017.
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Abstract
- Chlorophylls (Chls) are the most important cofactors for capturing solar energy to drive photosynthetic reactions. Five spectral types of Chls have been identified to date, with Chl f having the most red-shifted absorption maximum because of a C21-formyl group substitution of Chl f. However, the biochemical provenance of this formyl group is unknown. Here, we used a stable isotope labeling technique (18O and 2H) to determine the origin of the C21-formyl group of Chl f and to verify whether Chl f is synthesized from Chl a in the cyanobacterial species Halomicronema hongdechloris. In the presence of either H218O or 18O2, the origin of oxygen atoms in the newly synthesized chlorophylls was investigated. The pigments were isolated with HPLC, followed by MS analysis. We found that the oxygen atom of the C21-formyl group originates from molecular oxygen and not from H2O. Moreover, we examined the kinetics of the labeling of Chl a and Chl f from H. hongdechloris grown in 50% D2O-seawater medium under different light conditions. When cells were shifted from white light D2O-seawater medium to far-red light H2O-seawater medium, the observed deuteration in Chl f indicated that Chl(ide) a is the precursor of Chl f. Taken together, our results advance our understanding of the biosynthesis pathway of the chlorophylls and the formation of the formyl group in Chl f.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Cyanobacteria
Chlorophyll f
Photosynthetic pigment
Photosynthesis
Photochemistry
01 natural sciences
7. Clean energy
Biochemistry
Cofactor
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Pigment
Biosynthesis
Molecular Biology
biology
Cell Biology
biology.organism_classification
030104 developmental biology
chemistry
visual_art
Chlorophyll
biology.protein
visual_art.visual_art_medium
010606 plant biology & botany
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Details
- ISSN :
- 00219258
- Volume :
- 292
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........51e6b19641bdc3d05562afe347664f3c
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m117.814756