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It is not known why some species accumulate high concentrations of sucrose in leaves during photosynthesis while others do not. To determine the possible basis, we have studied 10 species, known to differ in the accumulation of sucrose, in terms of activities of sucrose hydrolyzing enzymes. In general, acid invertase activity decreased as leaves expanded; however, activities remaining in mature, fully expanded leaves ranged from low (&lt;10 micromoles per gram fresh weight per hour) to very high (&gt;100 micromoles per gram fresh weight per hour). In contrast, sucrose synthase activities were low and relatively similar among the species (4-10 micromoles per gram fresh weight per hour). Importantly, leaf sucrose concentration, measured at midafternoon, was negatively correlated with acid invertase activity. We propose that sucrose accumulation in vacuoles of species such as soybean and tobacco is prevented by acid invertase-mediated hydrolysis. Initial attempts were made to characterize the relatively high activity of acid invertase from mature soybean leaves. Two apparent forms of the enzyme were resolved by Mono Q chromatography. The two forms had similar affinity for substrate (apparent K(m) [sucrose] = 3 millimolar) and did not interconvert upon rechromatography. It appeared that the loss of whole leaf invertase activity during expansion was largely the result of changes in one of the enzyme forms. Overall, the results provide a mechanism to explain why some species do not accumulate sucrose in their leaves. Some futile cycling between sucrose and hexose sugars is postulated to occur in these species, and thus, the energy cost of sucrose production may be higher than is generally thought.

Biochemical Mechanism for Regulation of Sucrose Accumulation in Leaves during Photosynthesis