Site of methylation of 2-phytyl-1,4-naphthoquinol in phylloquinone (vitamin K1) synthesis in spinach chloroplasts

Kaiping, S.; Soll, Jürgen and Schultz, Gernot (1984): Site of methylation of 2-phytyl-1,4-naphthoquinol in phylloquinone (vitamin K1) synthesis in spinach chloroplasts. In: Phytochemistry, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 89-91, Vol. 23, No. 1: pp. 89-91

Abstract

Phylloquinol (the quinol form of vitamin K1) is synthesized from 2-phytyl-1,4-naphthoquinol and S-adenosylmethionine at the thylakoid membranes of spinach chloroplasts. The addition of soluble stroma protein (chloroplast extract) is necessary S-Adenosylhomocysteine acts as strong competitive inhibitor.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Keywords: Spinacia oleracea; Chenopodiaceae; chloroplasts; phylloquinone biosynthesis
• Faculties: Biology
• Subjects: 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology