Isolamento de plastídios do endosperma de sementes em desenvolvimento de pinhão manso (Jatropha curcas L.)

Abstract

Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.), belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family, is an oilseed plant with great potential for biofuel production because of the richness of lipids in their seeds. It also presents toxicity due to the presence of phorbol esters. In this context, the objective of this study is the isolation of plastids, the site of synthesis of fatty acids and phorbol esters, present in the endosperm of developing seeds of J. curcas. Preliminary experiments by testing morphology, histology and histochemistry was performed to determine the stage of seed development most suitable for the isolation of plastids present in the endosperm. These analyzes revealed that the deposition of lipids and proteins in the endosperm starts around the 30th DAA. The isolation of plastids, the endosperm of the seeds in this stage was performed by gradient centrifugation PBF-Percoll discontinuous (10%, 22%, 35%). The enriched fractions of plastids has been obtained from the band formed in the interface layer of 22-35%. Analysis by scanning electron microscopy and transmission were performed to confirm the efficiency of the protocol employed in the purification of the plastids. Two-dimensional maps have been laid, the "spots" detected in the same will be identified by mass spectrometry, which will allow the identification of the plastid proteins involved in the synthesis of fatty acids and phorbol esters in the endosperm of seeds J. curcas.