DNA synthesis in chloroplasts. III. The DNA gyrase inhibitors nalidixic acid and novobiocin inhibit both thymidine incorporation into DNA and photosynthetic oxygen evolution in isolated chloroplasts

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dc.contributor.authorMills, Ronald
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dc.date.issued1989
dc.description.abstractThe 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% inhibition); while less effective, nalidixic acid at similar concentrations also diminished incorporation (25–35% inhibition). The inhibition of chloroplast DNA (ctDNA) biosynthesis by nalidixic acid and novobiocin was confirmed by autoradiography and densitometry. These data are consistent with the view that chloroplasts contain a DNA gyrase-like enzyme which is necessary for DNA replication. Despite this, interpretation of the results is not straightforward, as both nalidixic acid and novobiocin also inhibited photosynthetic activity. Each substance (at millimolar levels) reduced ferricyanide-dependent O2 evolution in isolated chloroplasts. However, at lower concentrations (0.05–0.3 mol m−3) they slightly enhanced photosynthetic electron flow; thus, these compounds may act as uncouplers of photophosphorylation as well as inhibitors of electron transport. Nalidixic acid and novobiocin at relatively low (0.1 mol m−3) concentrations also strongly reduced CO2-dependent O2 evolution (an index of CO2 photo-assimilation) in isolated plastids. Thus, caution must be exercised in assessing results from studies in which nalidixic acid and novobiocin are used with whole plants, cells, protoplasts or isolated chloroplasts.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMills, W. R., M. Reeves, D. L. Fowler and S. F. Capo. 1989. DNA synthesis in chloroplasts. III. The DNA gyrase inhibitors nalidixic acid and novobiocin inhibit both thymidine incorporation into DNA and photosynthetic oxygen evolution in isolated chloroplasts. J. Exp. Bot. 40: 425-430.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657.1/2405
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Experimental Botanyen_US
dc.subjectChloroplast, DNA replication, novobiocin, nalidixic acid, DNA gyraseen_US
dc.titleDNA synthesis in chloroplasts. III. The DNA gyrase inhibitors nalidixic acid and novobiocin inhibit both thymidine incorporation into DNA and photosynthetic oxygen evolution in isolated chloroplastsen_US
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