Novel Occurrence of Uncommon Polyamines in Higher Plants

Diamines and polyamines are ubiquitous components of living cells, and apparently are involved in numerous cellular and physiological processes. Certain "uncommon" polyamines have limited distribution in nature and have been associated primarily with organisms adapted to extreme environmen...

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Published inPlant physiology (Bethesda) Vol. 94; no. 3; pp. 855 - 857
Main Authors Kuehn, Glenn D., Benjamin Rodriguez-Garay, Bagga, Suman, Phillips, Gregory C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society of Plant Physiologists 01.11.1990
Subjects
Alfalfa
Amines
Biosynthesis
Cell culture techniques
Diamines
Enzymes
Oxidases
Plants
Polyamines
Review
Thermophilic microorganisms
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Summary:Diamines and polyamines are ubiquitous components of living cells, and apparently are involved in numerous cellular and physiological processes. Certain "uncommon" polyamines have limited distribution in nature and have been associated primarily with organisms adapted to extreme environments, although the precise function of these polyamines in such organisms is unknown. This article summarizes current knowledge regarding the occurrence in higher plants of the uncommon polyamines related to and including norspermidine and norspermine. A putative biosynthetic pathway to account for the occurrences of these uncommon polyamines in higher plants is presented, with a summary of the supporting evidence indicating the existence of the requisite enzymatic activities in alfalfa, Medicago sativa L.
ISSN:0032-0889
1532-2548
DOI:10.1104/pp.94.3.855