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Evidence for Light-Stimulated Fatty Acid Synthesis in Soybean Fruit1

Jennifer R. Willms, Christophe Salon2, and David B. Layzell*

Department of Biology, Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6

In leaves, the light reactions of photosynthesis support fatty acid synthesis but disagreement exists as to whether this occurs in green oilseeds. To address this question, simultaneous measurements of the rates of CO2 and O2 exchange (CER and OER, respectively) were made in soybean (Glycine max L.) fruits. The imbalance between CER and OER was used to estimate the diverted reductant utilization rate (DRUR) in the equation: DRUR = 4 × (OER + CER). This yielded a quantitative measure of the rate of synthesis of biomass that is more reduced per unit carbon than glucose (in photosynthesizing tissues) or than the substrates of metabolism (in respiring tissues). The DRUR increased by about 2.2-fold when fruits were illuminated due to a greater increase in OER than decrease in CER. This characteristic was shown to be a property of the seed (not the pod wall), to be present in fruits at all developmental stages, and to reach a maximal response at relatively low light. When seeds were provided with 13CO2, light reduced 12CO2 production but had little effect on 13CO2 fixation. When they were provided with 18O2, light stimulated 16O2 production but had no effect on 18O2 uptake. Together, these findings indicate that light stimulates fatty acid synthesis in photosynthetic oilseeds, probably by providing both ATP and carbon skeletons.

1   This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada with a research grant to D.B.L. and a postgraduate fellowship to J.R.W.
2   Present Address: Unite de Malherbiologie et d'Agronomie Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, BV 1540, 17 rue Sully, 21034 Dijon cedex, France.
*   Corresponding author; e-mail layzelld{at}biology.queensu.ca; fax 613-533-6617.

Plant Physiol. (1999) 120: 1117-1128
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