In vitro ferredoxin-dependent desaturation of fatty acids in cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes.
Thylakoid membranes isolated from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803 were capable of desaturating the acyl groups in monogalactosyl diacylglycerol. This desaturation reaction required the reduced form of ferredoxin.
Wada
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National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan.
Schmidt
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Heinz
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Murata
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D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000378:metabolism*; D005288:Ferredoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D019301:Oleic Acid; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000378:metabolism
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D004075:Diglycerides; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D005288:Ferredoxins; D009829:Oleic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids; D019301:Oleic Acid; C031183:stearic acid