An aqueous mistletoe extract containing liposome-like vesicles from chloroplast
membranes develops a photohaemolytic activity, which is a function of the
temperature. This is correlated with the degradation of chlorophyll. The photolytic
activity of the chlorophyllides initially produced in the process was detected
by haemolysis. The quantification of the chlorophyllides was performed using
HPLC. On being exposed to light, the isolated green vesicle fraction bleaches
out extremely rapidly in the presence of traces of oxygen. In this process,
the photolytic activity also disappears. In crude extracts, this only occurs
to a small extent.
Viscum album
- L., Viscaceae - photohaemolytic activity - chlorophyllides - liposome-like vesicles
