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A: 5-ALA promotes chlorophyll synthesis, enhances photosynthesis, and improves overall plant growth and vitality.
A: 5-ALA increases the production of chlorophyll, which is essential for the photosynthesis process, thereby boosting the plant's ability to convert light energy into chemical energy.
A: Yes, 5-ALA has been shown to improve plant resilience to stress factors such as drought, salinity, and extreme temperatures.
A: 5-ALA can be applied through foliar sprays, soil drenches, or incorporated into fertilizers to ensure effective uptake by plants.
A: Yes, 5-ALA is considered safe and is often used in organic farming practices due to its natural occurrence and beneficial effects on plant health.
A: A wide variety of crops, including vegetables, fruits, grains, and ornamental plants, benefit from 5-ALA application due to its broad-spectrum efficacy.
A: 5-ALA enhances flowering and fruit setting by improving the plant’s metabolic processes and energy production.
A: Yes, 5-ALA is effective in hydroponic systems and can significantly improve plant growth and yield in such environments.
A: 5-ALA is compatible with most agrochemicals, but it is always advisable to conduct a compatibility test before mixing with other products.
5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) was found to improve tolerance to various stresses and is a promising chemical molecule for agricultural applications. ALA is found in a wide variety of organisms, including bacteria, algae, plants and animals, and is a universal precursor for the synthesis of all tetrapyrroles (chlorophyll, heme, heme, vitamin B12 and the phytochrome bile protein). Below sketch shows the biosynthetic pathway of ALA and the use of ALA as a substrate for the synthesis of chlorophyll and heme in plants. ALA is created in stroma of chloroplast. The main biosynthetic pathway of ALA is the Beal pathway, which starts from glutamic acid. L-Glutamate is ligated to tRNAGlu, which is catalyzed by glutamyl–tRNA synthetase (GluTS) to form L-glutamy–tRNA. Then, Glu-tRNA is converted to L-glutamic acid 1-semialdehyde (GSA), a reaction catalyzed by the key rate-limiting enzyme glutamyl–tRNA reductase (GluTR). GSA then undergoes an isomerization reaction catalyzed by glutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferase (GSAT) to form ALA. Two molecules of ALA are catalyzed by ALA dehydratase (ALAD) and agglomerate to form a pyrrole ring called porphobilinogen (PBG). Then, after a six-step enzymatic reaction, four molecules of PBG polymerize to form a porphyrin structure, eventually forming (PpIX). PpIX combines with different enzymes and substrates to yield different products; PpIX chelates Fe2+ with Ferrochelatase (FECH) to produce heme, and Mg2+ with Mg-chelatase (MCH), and then undergoes a series of catalytic reactions to produce chlorophyll.
A sketch shows the biosynthetic pathway of ALA and the use of ALA as a substrate for the synthesis of chlorophyll and heme in plants (Shuya Tan, et al., 2022)