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The data on cell-cycle effects of two prospective antitumour agents, (+)-1,2,-bis(3,5-dioxopiperazine-l-yl)propane (soluble ICRF; NSC 169780) and 1,4-bis(2′chloroethyl)-1,4-diazabicyclo [2.2.1] heptane diperchlorate (CBH; NSC 57198) were used to determine whether a modified stathmokinetic experiment could predict the effects of continuous, long-term (0–48 hr) drug exposure in an in vitro L1210 murine leukaemia cell system. Generally, continuous drug exposure of exponentially growing cells does not provide sufficient quantitative information concerning cell-cycle-phase-specific mechanisms of drug action. Alternatively, stathmokinetic experiments, which are usually limited to some fraction of one cell doubling time, provide little information about long-term drug effects. By using mathematical models constructed for this purpose, however, stathmokinetic data can predict the overall proportion of cells affected by a drug though failing to discern between various kinds of drug action (e.g. reversible v. irreversible block, blocking v. killing action, etc.), especially when it occurs in G2 phase. In addition, it can be shown that for at least one of the drugs (soluble ICRF) the stathmokinetic experiment fails to predict ‘after-effects’ of drug treatment which extend into the following cell cycle(s). It also becomes clear that the degradation of exponential growth characteristics of quickly dividing cells during long-term, continuous drug exposure makes prediction of cell-cycle kinetic perturbations uncertain when derived from short-duration stathmokinetic experiments. However, with care, the joint application of ‘short term’ (e.g. stathmokinesis) and ‘long term’ (e.g. continuous exposure) techniques allow adequate quantitative insight into drug-perturbed cell-cycle kinetics. the applicability of modelling techniques is discussed: in the present instance it is limited to lower drug concentrations. For higher drug concentrations, effects like increased ploidy, ineffective division, etc., make it impossible in the present study to obtain a clear picture of the kinetics.  相似文献   

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A mathematical model is used to estimate the cell cycle phase specific action of a new anticancer drug, CI-921, based on results of a short term (8 hr) stathmokinetic (blocked divisions) study on Friend leukemia cells. The estimate obtained is in the form of a sequence of fractions of the cell flow blocked in successive subcompartments of the cell cycle. At specific drug concentrations, the information contained in this estimate is sufficient to correctly predict the results of long term (24 hr) continuous drug exposure. The result obtained seems to be of interest, since the ability to predict the cell cycle phase specific effects of anticancer drugs is crucial for any attempt to improve the existing chemotherapeutic treatment schedules for cancer. This study required developing new mathematical techniques, among them a nonparametric method for estimation of the distributions of cell residence times in the G1 phase of the cell cycle (Appendix). The methods developed are general enough to be applicable, in principle, to any chemotherapeutic agent the action of which is distributed throughout the cell cycle.  相似文献   

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For the present study, which was performed to find a reliable method suitable for determination of the cell kinetic parameters of a continuous cell line, use was made of the macrophage cell line J774.1. The doubling time of the cell population was approximately 27 h. The continuous labeling curve showed that all the cells divide and almost no quiescent cells occur. The cell-cycle time as determined from the curve of the labeled cells in mitosis, the course of the stathmokinetic index, and time-lapse videorecordings, was about 19 h. The discrepancy between the population doubling time and the cell-cycle time must be due to death and disintegration of cells during culture in vitro. The results indicate that the doubling time of a cell population is not a reliable parameter to determine the kinetics of a population of continuously proliferating cells and that determination of the course of the stathmokinetic index offers a rapid and simple method to establish the cell-cycle time reliably.  相似文献   

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1,4-dihydroxy-5, 8-bis{{2-{(2-hydroxyethyl)amino}ethyl}amino} -9,10-anthracenedione (NSC 287836) and 1,4-bis{{2-{(2-hydroxyethyl) amino}ethyl}amino}-9, 10-anthracenedione diacetate (NSC 287513) have shown activity against solid tumors and are now in Phase I clinical trials. Fluorescence polarization was used to determine the extent of inhibition of the binding of acridine orange to DNA (Richardson, Roboz, Holland, Res. Comm. Chem. Pathol. Pharmac. 27, 497, 1980). Displacement of 50% of acridine orange from calf thymus DNA was obtained with 0.18 uM of NSC 287836 while 0.52 uM of NSC 287513 was needed to displace an equivalent amount of acridine orange. NSC 287513 showed preference for polynucleotides of high adenine+thymine content while NSC 287836 did not. Analogs lacking both hydroxyethylaminoethyl-amino side chains did not displace acridine orange.  相似文献   

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In liver cells, the influx of Na+ mediated by nonselective cation (NSC) channels in the plasma membrane contributes importantly to regulation of cell volume. Under basal conditions, channels are closed; but both physiologic (e.g. insulin) and pathologic (e.g. oxidative stress) stimuli that are known to stimulate tyrosine kinases are associated with large increases in membrane Na+ permeability to approximately 80 pA/pF or more. Consequently, the purpose of these studies was to evaluate whether volume-sensitive tyrosine kinases mediate cell volume increases through effects on the activity or distribution of NSC channel proteins. In HTC hepatoma cells, decreases in cell volume evoked by hypertonic exposure increased total cellular tyrosine kinase activity approximately 20-fold. Moreover, hypertonic exposure (320-400 mosM) was followed after a delay by NSC channel activation and partial recovery of cell volume toward basal values (regulatory volume increase (RVI)). The tyrosine kinase inhibitors genistein and erbstatin prevented both NSC channel activation and RVI. Similarly, hypertonic exposure resulted in an increase in p60(c-src) activity, and intracellular dialysis with recombinant p60(c-src) led to activation of NSC currents in the absence of an osmolar gradient. Utilizing FM1-43 fluorescence, exposure to hypertonic media caused a rapid increase in the rate of exocytosis of approximately 40% (p < 0.01), and genistein inhibited both exocytosis and channel activation. These findings indicate that volume-sensitive increases in p60(c-src) and/or related tyrosine kinases play a key role in the regulation of membrane Na+ permeability, suggesting that increases in the NSC conductance may be mediated in part through rapid recruitment of a distinct pool of channel-containing vesicles.  相似文献   

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Leaf soluble sugars and starch are important components of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs), which are crucial for plant growth, development, and reproduction. Although there is a large body of research focusing on the regulation of plant NSC (soluble sugars and starch) concentrations, the response of foliar NSC concentrations to continuous nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) addition is still unclear, especially in tropical forests. Here, we used a long‐term manipulative field experiment to investigate the response of leaf NSC concentrations to continuous N and P addition (3‐, 5‐, and 8‐year fertilization) in a tropical forest in southern China. We found significant species‐specific variation in leaf NSC concentrations in this tropical forest. Phosphorus addition dramatically decreased both leaf soluble sugar and starch concentrations, while N addition had no significant effects on leaf soluble sugar and starch concentrations. These results suggest that, in plants growing in P‐limiting tropical soil, leaf NSC concentrations are regulated by soil P availability rather than N availability. Moreover, the negative relationships between NSC concentrations and leaf mass per area (LMA) revealed that NSCs could supply excess carbon (C) for leaf expansion under P addition. This was further supported by the increased structural P fraction after P fertilization in our previous study at the same site. We conclude that soil P availability strongly regulates leaf starch and soluble sugar concentrations in the tropical tree species included in this study. The response of leaf NSC concentrations to long‐term N and P addition can reflect the close relationships between plant C dynamics and soil nutrient availability in tropical forests. Maintaining relatively higher leaf NSC concentrations in tropical plants can be a potential mechanism for adapting to P‐deficient conditions.  相似文献   

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The effects of two anthracenedione derivatives on in vitro cell survival and DNA of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells were investigated. The two drugs studied were 1,4-dihydroxy-5,8-bis-(2-[2-hydroxyethyl)amino)ethylamino)-9,10-anthracenedione (DHAQ, NSC No. 279836) and 1,4-bis-(2-[2-hydroxyethyl)-amino)ethylamino)-9,10-anthracenedione (HAQ, NSC No. 287513). DHAQ was 100-fold more potent in reducing cell survival than HAQ. DNA strand breaks were assayed by alkaline elution. DHAQ (10 ng/ml) caused more strand breakage than 1000 ng/ml HAQ. This difference correlates well with their differences in ability to kill cells.  相似文献   

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植物叶片的非结构性碳水化合物(NSC)不仅可以反应植物的碳供应状况,也能反应植物对外界环境的适应策略。利用传统的蒽酮比色法测定了东北3个典型森林生态系统(呼中、凉水和长白山)242种常见植物叶片的非结构碳水化合物,探讨了温带主要森林植物叶片NSC沿纬度梯度的变化趋势及其在物种-生活型-群落间的分布规律。实验结果表明:3个典型森林生态系统植物叶片可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC含量均呈偏正态分布,多数物种的含量偏中低水平;242种植物叶片可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC的平均含量分别为63.31、65.66和128.96 mg/g。在所调查的森林生态系统中,叶片可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC含量在不同生活型中表现各异。此外,乔木植物叶片的可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC含量从北到南呈递增趋势,呼中最低,凉水次之,长白山最高。乔木淀粉含量均表现为落叶树种大于常绿树种,可溶性糖和NSC含量变化趋势复杂。研究结果不仅为阐明东北主要森林生态系统植被碳代谢和生长适应对策提供数据基础,而且对理解植物对未来气候变化的响应机理提供数据支撑。  相似文献   

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Rapid analysis of drug effects on the cell cycle   总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5  
Using a flow cytometric technique to analyse DNA content and chromatin structure simultaneously, the following parameters of cell cycle progression were estimated in control and drug-treated L1210 cell cultures: (a) the kinetics of cell exit from the G1 phase; (b) the probability of cell exit from the indeterminate portion of the G1 phase, measured as the half-time of cell residence in that state; (c) the duration of the deterministic portion of G1 phase; (d) the rates of cell transit through selected "windows" in S phase; (e) the rate of cell entrance into mitosis; (f) the mean duration of the cell cycle (Tc). These parameters are obtained in a single stathmokinetic experiment from measurements of individual samples withdrawn at 30 min-1 hr intervals from Vinblasatine-treated cultures. In the same experiment mitotic indices are obtained with high statistical accuracy, and may be used to determine the terminal point of drug action. In addition to cell cycle analysis the method makes it possible to detect drug-induced changes in nuclear chromatin that are manifested by varying sensitivity of DNA in situ to denaturation by acid. Such changes were found to be associated with defective chromatin condensation, altered histone modifications or intercalation of the drugs into DNA. Using this technique the effects of sodium n-butyrate and two new antitumor drugs on L1210 cells were investigated.  相似文献   

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While a mother’s excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy is known to have adverse effects on fetal neural development, little is known about the underlying mechanism of these effects. In order to investigate these mechanisms, we investigated the toxic effect of ethanol (ETOH) on neural stem/precursor cell (NSC) proliferation. In cultures of NSCs, phospholipase D (PLD) is activated following stimulation with epidermal growth factor (EGF) and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2). Exposure of NSCs to ETOH suppresses cell proliferation, while it has no effect on cell death. Phosphatidic acid (PA), which is a signaling messenger produced by PLD, reverses ETOH inhibition of NSC proliferation. Blocking the PLD signal by 1-butanol suppresses the proliferation. ETOH-induced suppression of NSC proliferation and the protective effect of PA for ETOH-induced suppression are mediated through extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling. These results indicate that exposure to ETOH impairs NSC proliferation by altering the PLD signaling pathway.  相似文献   

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The anthracyclin antibiotic agent doxorubicin (DXR) has been widely used as a chemotherapeutic drug for more than 40 years, but its clinical use has been limited by its cardiotoxicity. The mechanism of action of DXR remains uncertain and controversial. A series of 1,2-heteroannelated anthraquinones and anthra[1,2-d]imidazole-6,11-dione compounds were synthesized and their cytotoxicity profiles were analyzed using the National Cancer Institute 60 (NCI 60) platform and human telomerase inhibition assays. In the current study, three of the 1,2-heteroannelated anthraquinones, NSC745795, NSC745885 and NSC745887, were found to differ from each other with respect to their effects on cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, autophagy, senescence and their abilities to induce DNA damage. The differences depended on the presence or absence of a heterocyclic moiety, which suggested that the differences were due, at least in part, to differential effects on specific cellular targets, such as p53. In contrast to DXR, which induced p53 expression, treatment with NSC745885 resulted in the degradation of several proteins, including p53, via proteasome-dependent and -independent pathways in HeLa cells. These results provide insights into the molecular mechanisms governing cell inhibition by 1,2-heteroannelated anthraquinone derivatives and suggest that these mechanisms could serve as the basis for new structure-based drug designs.  相似文献   

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beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 1 (beta1,4-GT 1) is localized both in the Golgi complex where it catalyzes the transfer of galactose from UDP-galactose to terminal N-acetylglucosamine forming Galbeta1 --> 4GlcNAc structure, and on the cell surface where it serves as an adhesion molecule. It has previously been reported that the expression of beta1,4-GT 1 was cell-cycle-specific, regulated by cell growth. Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) could regulate cell G1/S phase transition and modulate cell growth in many types of cells. In this study, we introduced the antisense-TGF-beta1 into SMMC-7721 cell, a human hepatocarcinoma cell line, for blocking its intrinsic TGF-beta1 expression, and changing its cell-cycle, and then analyzed the gene expression of beta1,4-GT 1 together with the beta1,4-GT activity. The result showed that the antisense-TGF-beta1 transfected SMMC-7721 cells (AST/7721) were growth enhanced, with more cells in S phase and less cells in G2/M phase compared with the mock transfected cells (pcDNA3/7721). At the same time, it was found that the gene expression of beta1,4-GT 1 in AST/7721 was decreased to one fifth that of pcDNA3/7721, and the cell surface beta1,4-GT activity was reduced to one fifth of the control, while the total activity of beta1,4-GT was decreased to one half that of the control. The results indicate that suppression of TGF-beta1 expression resulted in change of cell-cycle together with the decreased gene expression of beta1,4-GT 1 and beta1,4-GT activity in human hepatocarcinoma cells.  相似文献   

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林恬  郑怀舟  朱锦懋 《生态学报》2022,42(18):7641-7651
植物叶片中的非结构性碳水化合物(NSC)和碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)含量可反映植物和生态系统对水分亏缺环境的响应及适应程度。以福建省长汀县25a马尾松(Pinus massoniana)为对象,原位观测分析了3年持续100%隔离降雨对成年马尾松针叶NSC与C、N、P的影响。结果表明:(1)持续隔离降雨导致马尾松针叶NSC含量先显著增加后减少,最终导致针叶NSC含量季节变化消失;且针叶可溶性糖含量、可溶性糖/淀粉比值在后期显著增加;(2)持续隔离降雨使马尾松针叶N含量、P含量、N : P均表现为前期与对照组差异不显著,后期显著高于对照组;(3)马尾松针叶NSC含量、可溶性糖含量、P含量、N : P与土壤水分含量呈显著或极显著相关,且均与P含量显著或极显著相关,与N素无相关性。以上研究结果表明,随着土壤水分含量的持续减少马尾松可通过调整针叶中NSC含量的积累及分配和提高针叶N、P含量来适应缺水环境,P含量的增加对NSC含量波动及可溶性糖和淀粉的相互转化起促进作用。  相似文献   

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Recent data show that the final events of mammalian brain organogenesis may depend in part on the direct control of neural stem cell (NSC) proliferation and survival. Environmental and intrinsic factors play a role throughout development and during adulthood to regulate NSC proliferation. The NSCs acquire new competences throughout development, including adulthood, and this change in competence is region-specific. The factors controlling NSC survival, undifferentiated state, proliferation, and cell-cycle number are beginning to be identified, but the links between them remain unclear. However, current knowledge should help to formulate an understanding of how a stem cell can generate a new stem cell.  相似文献   

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植物叶片的非结构性碳水化合物(non-structural carbohydrates,NSC)不仅为植物的代谢过程提供重要能量,还能一定程度上反映植物对外界环境的适应策略。以温带针阔混交林(长白山)、温带阔叶林(东灵山)、亚热带常绿阔叶林(神农架)和热带雨林(尖峰岭)4种森林类型的树种为研究对象,利用蒽酮比色法测定了163种常见乔木叶片可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC(可溶性糖+淀粉)含量,探讨了不同森林类型植物叶片NSC的差异及其地带性变化规律。结果显示:(1)从森林类型上看,植物叶片NSC含量从北到南递减,即温带针阔混交林(170.79 mg/g)>温带阔叶林(100.27 mg/g)>亚热带常绿阔叶林(91.24 mg/g)>热带雨林(80.13 mg/g)。(2)从生活型上看,无论是落叶树还是阔叶树,其叶片可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC含量均表现为:温带针阔混交林>温带阔叶林>亚热带常绿阔叶林>热带雨林;北方森林叶片可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC含量均表现为落叶树种>常绿树种,或阔叶树种>针叶树种。(3)森林植物叶片NSC含量、可溶性糖与淀粉含量比值与年均温和年均降水量均呈显著负相关。研究表明,森林植物叶片可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC含量以及可溶性糖与淀粉含量比值均具有明显的从北到南递减的地带性规律;其NSC含量以及可溶性糖与淀粉含量比值与温度和水分均呈显著负相关的变化规律可能是植物对外界环境适应的重要机制之一。该研究结果不仅为阐明中国主要森林树种碳代谢和生长适应对策提供了数据基础,而且为理解区域尺度森林植被对未来气候变化的响应机理提供新的视角。  相似文献   

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One of the major problems in cancer therapy is the lack of specificity of chemotherapeutic agents towards cancer cells, resulting in adverse side effects. One means to counter this is to selectively deliver the drug to the cancer cell. Cancer cells accumulate increased concentrations of polyamines compared to normal cells, mainly through an increased uptake of preformed polyamines via the polyamine transport system (PTS). Furthermore, the non-stringent structural requirements of the PTS enable the transport of a range of polyamine-based molecules. Thus, the PTS can be used to transport compounds linked to polyamines selectively to cancer cells. In our laboratory, polyamine–anthracene conjugates have shown potent anti-tumour activity towards HL-60 cells. The aim of this study was to determine the cytotoxicity of Ant-4,4, a homospermidine–anthracene conjugate, and assess the long-term effects by determining whether cancer cells were able to recover from treatment. During exposure, Ant-4,4 was an effective growth-inhibitory agent in HL-60 cells decreasing viable cell number, protein and polyamine content. Evidence indicates concomitant cell-cycle arrest and increased apoptosis. Once the drug was removed, HL-60 cells recovered gradually over time. Increasing cell number, protein content and polyamine content, as well as diminished effects on cell-cycle and apoptotic stimuli were observed over time. These data suggest that, despite being an effective way of delivering anthracene, these polyamine conjugates do not exert long-lasting effects on HL-60 cells.  相似文献   

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Normal resting macrophages were transformed to cytostatic effector cells in the presence of pyran copolymer (NSC 46015) in the culture medium. Macrophage “activation” to inhibit MBL-2 leukemia cell growth was sharply dose-dependent and required >24 hr after exposure to pyran. The observed growth inhibition appeared to result from a modification of the macrophages themselves, since neither allogeneic macrophages nor drug alone interfered with MBL-2 cell growth. The primary mechanism of cytostasis did not involve phagocytosis or soluble macrophage product(s). Similar activation was observed for poly(I)·poly(C) and to a lesser extent for dextran sulfate. It is suggested that the antitumor activity of these polyanions is due to their function as direct macrophage stimulants.  相似文献   

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Over the past decades, the effects of ultrashort-pulsed electric fields have been used to investigate their action in many medical applications (e.g. cancer, gene electrotransfer, drug delivery, electrofusion). Promising aspects of these pulses has led to several in vitro and in vivo experiments to clarify their action. Since the basic mechanisms of these pulses have not yet been fully clarified, scientific interest has focused on the development of numerical models at different levels of complexity: atomic (molecular dynamic simulations), microscopic (microdosimetry) and macroscopic (dosimetry). The aim of this work is to demonstrate that, in order to predict results at the cellular level, an accurate microdosimetry model is needed using a realistic cell shape, and with their position and packaging (cell density) characterised inside the medium.  相似文献   

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The physiological effects of a drug depend not only on its molecular structure but also on the time-pattern of its administration. One of the main reasons for the importance of temporal patterns in drug action is biological rhythms—particularly those of circadian period. These rhythms affect most physiological functions as well as drug metabolism, clearance, and dynamic processes that may alter drug availability and target cell responsiveness with reference to biological time. We present an overview of the importance of time-patterned signals in physiology focused on the insights provided by a modeling approach. We first discuss examples of pulsatile intercellular communication by hormones such as gonadotropin-releasing hormone, and by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signals in Dictyostelium amoebae. Models based on reversible receptor desensitization account in both cases for the existence of optimal patterns of pulsatile signaling. Turning to circadian rhythms, we examine how models can be used to account for the response of 24h patterns to external stimuli such as light pulses or gene expression, and to predict how to restore the physiological characteristics of altered rhythms. Time-patterned treatments of cancer involve two distinct lines of research. The first, currently evaluated in clinical trials, relies on circadian chronomodulation of anticancer drugs, while the second, mostly based on theoretical studies, involves a resonance phenomenon with the cell-cycle length. We discuss the implications of modeling studies to improve the temporal patterning of drug administration.  相似文献   

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干旱对兴安落叶松枝叶非结构性碳水化合物的影响   总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2  
杜尧  韩轶  王传宽 《生态学报》2014,34(21):6090-6100
降水格局的变化以及极端干旱的频繁发生是全球气候变化的重要特征之一。为了揭示干旱对树木碳代谢的影响,通过控雨试验研究兴安落叶松(Larix gmelinii Rupr.)枝叶的非结构性碳水化合物(NSC)及其组分(可溶性糖和淀粉)的浓度对降水减少的响应,探索枝叶NSC浓度与土壤含水率的关系。控雨试验包括减雨100%(100%RE)、减雨50%(50%RE)和对照(CK)3个处理;控雨时期为2012年生长季(6月至8月)。结果表明,叶NSC浓度对干旱处理的响应比枝更显著。控雨处理对枝叶总NSC浓度影响不显著(P0.05),试验期间叶总NSC平均浓度变化在9.45—14.12 mg/g范围内;枝总NSC平均浓度变化在7.72—9.26 mg/g之间。然而,不同处理之间的叶片可溶性糖浓度差异显著。100%RE最高(8.98±0.31)mg/g、50%RE次之(8.45±0.13)mg/g、CK最低(7.73±0.32)mg/g。相反,叶淀粉浓度以CK最高(2.99±0.22)mg/g、50%RE次之(2.68±0.32)mg/g、100%RE最低(2.63±0.17)mg/g。叶可溶性糖与淀粉浓度的比值的大小顺序为:CK(2.27)50%RE(2.51)100%RE(3.70)。叶可溶性糖浓度、可溶性糖浓度和淀粉浓度的比值与土壤含水率呈显著的负相关关系(P0.05),而叶淀粉浓度有随土壤含水率升高而增高趋势,但相关关系不显著(P0.05)。叶NSC总浓度、枝NSC及其组分浓度与土壤含水率的关系均不显著(P0.05)。研究表明,短期干旱对兴安落叶松树体内总NSC浓度的影响不显著,树木可以通过将淀粉转化成可溶性糖的方式维持其正常的呼吸作用等生理活动。  相似文献   

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