Biosynthesis of Abscisic Acid by the Non-mevalonate Pathway in Plants, and by the Mevalonate Pathway in Fungi
作者:Nobuhiro HIRAI、Ryuji YOSHIDA、Yasushi TODOROKI、Hajime OHIGASHI
DOI:10.1271/bbb.64.1448
日期:2000.1
The biosynthetic pathways to abscisic acid (ABA) were investigated by feeding [1-13C]-D-glucose to cuttings from young tulip tree shoots and to two ABA-producing phytopathogenic fungi. 13C-NMR spectra of the ABA samples isolated showed that the carbons at 1, 5, 6, 4′, 7′ and 9′ of ABA from the tulip tree were labeled with 13C, while the carbons at 2, 4, 6, 1′, 3′, 5′, 7′, 8′ and 9′ of ABA from the fungi were labeled with 13C. The former corresponds to C-1 and -5 of isopentenyl pyrophosphate, and the latter to C-2, -4 and -5 of isopentenyl pyrophosphate. This finding reveals that ABA was biosynthesized by the non-mevalonate pathway in the plant, and by the mevalonate pathway in the fungi. 13C-Labeled β-carotene from the tulip tree showed that the positions of the labeled carbons were the same as those of ABA, being consistent with the biosynthesis of ABA via carotenoids. Lipiferolide of the tulip tree was also biosynthesized by the non-mevalonate pathway.
通过向郁金香幼枝的插条和两种产生ABA的植物病原真菌饲喂[1-13C]-D-葡萄糖,对生物合成ABA的途径进行了研究。分离的ABA样品的13C-NMR光谱显示,郁金香树中ABA的1、5、6、4′、7′和9′碳被标记为13C,而真菌中ABA的2、4、6、1′、3′、5′、7′、8′和9′碳被标记为13C。前者对应异戊烯基焦磷酸的C-1和-5,后者对应异戊烯基焦磷酸的C-2、-4和-5。这一发现揭示了ABA在植物中通过非甲基戊二酸途径生物合成,而在真菌中通过甲基戊二酸途径生物合成。郁金香树中13C标记的β-胡萝卜素表明,标记碳的位置与ABA相同,与通过类胡萝卜素生物合成ABA一致。郁金香树的脂类醇类也通过非甲基戊二酸途径生物合成。