THE SYNTHESIS OF AMINO-ACIDS IN CHLORELLA IN LIGHT AND DARK. I. PHOTOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTS IN CHLORELLA,

Abstract

Experiments with Chlorella show that glycine and serine both become radioactive during photosynthetic incorporation of radioactive carbon dioxide. By contrast, when radioactive glucose is fed to Chlorella in the dark, alanine, glutamate, and aspartate are the major products. These are not produced in significant amount during photosynthesis at low concentrations of carbon dioxide but their formation may be stimulated by the addition of ammonium ions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 1963
Accession Number
AD0617637

Entities

People

  • C. P. Whittingham
  • R. G. Hiller

Organizations

  • Queen Mary University of London

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acidic Amino Acids
  • Algae
  • Amino Acids
  • Amino Acids Peptides And Proteins
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Biomolecules
  • Botany
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Contrast
  • Dicarboxylic Amino Acids
  • Glutamates
  • Photosynthesis

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Microbial Pathology