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Membrane-associated Glycosyl Transferases in Cotyledons of Pisum sativum

Differential Effects of Magnesium and Manganese Ions ¹

Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019

In crude particulate fractions isolated from pea (Pisum sativum) cotyledons, the transfer of radioactivity from GDP-[¹⁴C]mannose to glycolipid appears to be preferentially stimulated by Mn²⁺ while the transfer to lipid-free residue is enhanced by Mg²⁺. In contrast, the transfer of radioactivity from UDP-N-acetyl-[¹⁴C]glucosamine to glycolipid shows preferential stimulation by Mg²⁺ while the transfer to lipid-free residue prefers Mn²⁺. These results are accounted for by the differential stimulation by Mg²⁺ and Mn²⁺ of glycosyl transferases associated with subcellular membranes which were separated by isopycnic sucrose density centrifugation.