Intact chloroplasts from young pea leaves were able to incorporate [3H]thymidine into DNA at relatively high rates (50 pmol mg-1 chlorophyll h-1 or more), using light as the sole energy source. The intact plastids were ...

A procedure is described for the rapid (<5 min) isolation of purified, physiologically active chloroplasts from Pisum sativum L. Mitochondrial and microbody contamination is substantially reduced and broken chloroplasts ...

Homoserine has been analyzed quantitatively by gas-liquid chromatography of its N-heptafluorobutyryl isopropyl ester. The method was confirmed by analysis of the soluble amino acid fraction of pea leaves. The possible use ...

The influence of two DNA gyrase inhibitors, nalidixic acid and novobiocin, on DNA synthesis in isolated pea chloroplasts was examined. Novobiocin at 1–5 mol m−3 markedly lowered [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA (30–95% ...

The metabolism of 14C-labeled aspartic acid, diaminopimelic acid, malic acid and threonine by isolated pea (Pisum sativum L.) chloroplasts was examined. Light enhanced the incorporation of [14C] aspartic acid into soluble ...

During leaf development, chloroplasts are formed by the binary fission of pre-existing plastids (1); thus, replication of chloroplast DNA (ctDNA) must occur to maintain an adequate amount in each organelle. The levels of ...