4个二价金属氯化盐对玉米幼苗生理指标影响的比较研究

比较研究了4个二价金属的氯化盐(CaCl2、MgCl2、CdCl2和CuCl2)对玉米幼苗生长和生理特性的影响.用10 μmol·L-1 CdCl2和CuCl2处理10 d明显减少玉米幼苗根系和地上部干物重,抑制根系伸长生长.同时,叶绿素含量、叶绿素a/b比值、Fv/Fm、F0、Fm、qP、qN和Yield(实际量子产额)都呈明显下降;而抗氧化系统酶(SOD、CAT、POD、GR和APX)活性明显上升.10 μmol·L-1 CdCl2处理下叶绿素含量、Fv/Fm、qP、Yield、还原型GSH含量以及抗氧化酶活性均高于10 μmol·L-1 CuCl2处理.10 μmol·L-1 CdCl2处理还明显降低叶片水势和蒸腾速率,增加叶片气孔阻力,表现出水分胁迫;而10 μmol·L-1 CuCl2处理对叶片水势和蒸腾速率没有显著影响.10 μmol·L-1 CaCl2处理显著增加叶绿素含量和根系净伸长,10 μmol·L-1 MgCl2也增加根系净伸长,但10 μmol·L-1 CaCl2和MgCl2处理对叶绿素荧光参数、水分和抗氧化系统等指标均无明显影响.     

稀土微肥对酸雨胁迫下水稻幼苗期Ⅰ的影响

为探究稀土微肥对酸雨胁迫下水稻幼苗期Ⅰ抗逆性的影响,本实验利用实验室模拟酸雨、稀土微肥溶液处理盆栽水稻。研究显示,与对照相比,p H=4.5酸雨处理下,幼苗期水稻叶片中的丙二醛(MDA)、脯氨酸含量提高,抗氧化酶活性降低,质膜透性增大;0.1%稀土微肥喷施处理酸雨胁迫下的水稻幼苗叶片后,与酸雨组比较,细胞中过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性提高,丙二醛与脯氨酸含量下降,叶绿素含量有所上升。研究表明,酸雨胁迫下水稻幼苗生长发育受抑,稀土微肥能够提高酸雨胁迫下幼苗期水稻的抗逆能力并且稀土微肥对幼苗期水稻抗逆性的修复作用优于防护作用。     

外源半胱氨酸对铜胁迫下小麦幼苗生长、铜积累量及抗氧化系统的影响

采用滤纸培养法,研究了不同浓度的L-半胱氨酸（L-Cys）对200μmol/L铜离子胁迫下小麦幼苗生长、铜积累量、和抗氧化系统的影响。结果表明,（1）200μmol/L的铜离子可抑制小麦幼苗生长,使根长、生物量、总叶绿素含量极显著下降,可溶性蛋白和还原性谷胱甘肽（GSH）含量,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）和抗坏血酸氧化酶（APX）活性略微上升,丙二醛（MDA）含量和细胞膜透性极显著上升。（2）外源Cys在1.0—5.0mmol/L时,受铜胁迫的小麦幼苗生长势与对照无差异,在1.0和2.5mmol/L下,根长、生物量、叶绿素a和总叶绿素含量与对照无显著差异,与Cu处理组差异显著（P<0.01）。（3）高于1.0mmol/L的外源Cys可极显著增加铜胁迫下小麦叶片和根系中的铜积累量。（4）外源Cys极显著提高了铜胁迫下小麦幼苗可溶性蛋白和GSH含量,并使SOD和APX活性持续维持在较低水平;外源Cys浓度低于2.5mmol/L时,MDA含量极显著下降,低于5.0mmol/L时,细胞膜透性极显著升高;多酚氧化酶（PPO）活性先上升后下降,除Cys为0.5mmol/L处理外,其它各处理间PPO活性均无显著差异。综合来看,喷施1.0—2.5mmol/L的外源Cys可提高小麦幼苗对铜胁迫的耐受性。     

铜胁迫对玉米幼苗生长、叶绿素荧光参数和抗氧化酶活性的影响

本文研究了铜(Cu)胁迫下玉米(Zeamays)幼苗生长、叶绿素含量、叶绿素荧光参数和抗氧化酶活性的变化。研究结果表明,5￣20μmol.L-1Cu处理10天明显抑制玉米幼苗根系生长,并减少玉米幼苗的干物重,以及增加玉米幼苗地上部和根系含Cu量;玉米幼苗吸收的Cu大部分积累在根系,在地上部分布较少。Cu处理还降低玉米叶片的叶绿素含量和Fv/Fm、ETR、qP和qy值。在10天的Cu处理期间,根系中SOD、POD、CAT和GR活性呈现先上升后下降的趋势。而叶片中的SOD、POD、CAT和GR活性在处理前期不受Cu胁迫的显著影响,处理后期则因Cu胁迫而增强。实验表明抗氧化酶在抵御过量Cu引起的氧化胁迫中发挥了一定的作用。     

氯化胆碱对盐胁迫黄瓜幼苗渗透调节物质及活性氧代谢系统的影响

以盐敏感型黄瓜品种津春4号为材料,采用水培方法研究了叶面喷施不同浓度(0.5、1.0和1.5 mmol·L-1)氯化胆碱(CC)对NaCl胁迫(75 mmol·L-1)下黄瓜幼苗鲜重、叶片叶绿素、渗透调节物质含量及活性氧代谢系统的影响.结果表明:(1)单独CC处理可提高黄瓜叶片的叶绿素、可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量以及过氧化氢酶(CAT)与过氧化物酶(POD)活性,降低O2·-产生速率,但对植株鲜重及超氧化物岐化酶(SOD)活性影响不大;(2)NaCl胁迫处理增加了黄瓜幼苗叶片中可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量,增强了SOD、POD和CAT活性,提高了O2·-产生速率及丙二醛(MDA)的含量,但同时降低了叶绿素含量与植株鲜重;(3)盐胁迫前CC预处理可缓解黄瓜幼苗叶绿素含量和植株鲜重的下降、以及MDA含量和O2·-产生速率的上升趋势,且进一步提高了盐胁迫下黄瓜叶片中SOD、POD和CAT活性.因此,适宜浓度的氯化胆碱可显著提高盐胁迫下黄瓜叶片的抗氧化酶活性,提高清除活性氧的能力,缓解盐胁迫对黄瓜幼苗细胞膜的伤害,增强黄瓜幼苗的耐盐性.     

铜胁迫对玉米幼苗生长、叶绿素荧光参数和抗氧化酶活性的影响

本文研究了铜(Cu)胁迫下玉米(Zea mays)幼苗生长、叶绿素含量、叶绿素荧光参数和抗氧化酶活性的变化。研究结果表明, 5~20 μmol.L-1 Cu处理10天明显抑制玉米幼苗根系生长, 并减少玉米幼苗的干物重, 以及增加玉米幼苗地上部和根系含Cu量; 玉米幼苗吸收的Cu大部分积累在根系, 在地上部分布较少。Cu处理还降低玉米叶片的叶绿素含量和Fv/Fm、ETR、qP和qy值。在10天的Cu处理期间, 根系中SOD、POD、CAT和GR活性呈现先上升后下降的趋势。而叶片中的SOD、POD、CAT和GR活性在处理前期不受Cu胁迫的显著影响, 处理后期则因Cu胁迫而增强。实验表明抗氧化酶在抵御过量Cu引起的氧化胁迫中发挥了一定的作用。     

干旱胁迫对远志种子萌发及幼苗生长和生理特性的影响

以远志(Polygala tenuifolia Willd.)为研究对象,采用不同浓度(2.5%~25%)聚乙二醇(PEG-6000)模拟不同程度的干旱胁迫,探讨干旱胁迫对远志种子萌发及幼苗生理生化特性的影响。结果表明:(1)随着干旱胁迫强度的增加,远志种子的发芽启动时间推迟,发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数和活力指数降低,但种子发芽率在2.5%~15%PEG胁迫下与对照无显著性差异,而在20%PEG胁迫下均显著低于对照,在25%PEG胁迫下种子不能萌发;在干旱胁迫条件下,远志幼苗生物量降低,胚芽生长受到显著抑制,胚根长度则先伸长后缩短。(2)远志幼苗叶绿素含量在2.5%~10%PEG范围内随胁迫强度的增加和时间的延长而持续上升,在15%和20%PEG胁迫下则表现为先上升后下降,在10%PEG胁迫处理第15天时含量最高,为对照的1.34倍。(3)幼苗叶片的游离脯氨酸、可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量随PEG胁迫强度的增加和时间的延长而增加,各指标均在20%PEG胁迫处理第15天时含量最高,分别为对照的1.99倍、1.53倍和1.50倍。(4)随着PEG胁迫时间的延长,远志幼苗叶片超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性先上升后下降,并在10%PEG胁迫处理第10天时活性最强;过氧化物酶(POD)活性随着胁迫时间的延长表现出先上升后下降又上升的特性,并在20%PEG胁迫处理第5天时活性最强;叶片丙二醛(MDA)含量在15%和20%PEG胁迫处理下持续上升,在2.5%~10%PEG胁迫范围内先上升后又有所下降。研究发现,远志种子在轻、中度干旱胁迫下仍可正常萌发,而且幼苗能通过调节自身生长、渗透调节物质含量和抗氧化酶活性主动适应干旱环境,对干旱环境表现出较好的适应能力。     

盐胁迫对鸡爪槭幼苗生长及其叶绿素荧光参数的影响

以鸡爪槭幼苗为材料,采用盆栽方法,研究了不同盐浓度[0.042%(对照)、0.2%、0.4%和0.6%]对鸡爪槭幼苗生长的伤害和叶绿素荧光参数的影响。结果显示:当土壤NaCl含量为0.2%、0.4%和0.6%时,鸡爪槭幼苗分别表现为轻度、中度和重度盐害;叶片含水量、叶绿素a和b及叶绿素总含量均随盐浓度的增加而显著下降,花色素苷含量则表现为随盐浓度的增大而显著上升,分别比对照高出48.7%、280.3%和382.7%;叶片叶绿素荧光参数PSⅡ潜在活性(Fv/Fo)、潜在量子效率(Fv/Fm)、光化学量子产量(Yield)、光合电子传递速率(ETR)、实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)和光化学猝灭系数(qP)均随着盐浓度的增大呈显著下降趋势,但非光化学猝灭系数(NPQ)在低盐胁迫时则较对照显著提高,0.2%NaCl处理时比对照显著增加33.3%,而高盐胁迫下则显著下降。研究表明,盐胁迫显著抑制了鸡爪槭幼苗叶片叶绿素合成和光合作用进行,而幼苗叶片在低盐胁迫下则可能通过增加PSⅡ反应中心非辐射热能量耗散来保护光合机构不受损害,从而表现出一定的耐盐胁迫能力。     

葡萄糖和δ—氨基酮戊酸促进水稻在黑暗中合成叶绿素

本研究检测单子叶被子植物水稻（Oryza sativaL.)在完全黑暗中是否能合成叶绿素。以5cm高的水稻黄化幼苗为研究材料,在黑暗中用不同浓度的葡萄糖和δ-氨基酮戊酸（δ-aminolevulinic acid,ALA)处理之,定时采收叶片检测其叶绿素,原卟啉Ⅸ（Proto),Mg-原卟啉Ⅸg-Proto)及原叶绿酸酯（Pchlide)的含量,并计算它们的卟啉的摩尔百分比。在黑暗中12d,水稻幼苗的叶绿素从2.5μg/g增加到7.5μg/g,但叶绿素总量从0.36μg/g增至3.6μg/g。在黑暗中未经处理的幼苗Proto,Mg-Proto及Pchlide的摩尔百分比分别为65%,27.5%和7.5%;而光照下幼苗相应的摩尔百分比分别为42.5%,35.0%和22.5%。在黑暗中用葡萄糖处理水稻黄化幼苗2d。其卟啉的摩尔百分比即可恢复到正常值（如光照下之相同比例）。在黑暗中以3%和6%的葡萄糖处理水稻黄化幼苗2d,其叶绿素含量分别增加2.5和4.0倍;若同时辅以1mmool/Lδ-氨基酮戊酸,其叶绿素含量分别增加22和24倍,因此,被子植物在黑暗中可以合成叶绿素;葡萄糖或δ-氨基酮戊酸可以促进被子植物在黯部合成叶绿素;葡萄糖和δ-氨基酮戊酸并用有加成作用。葡萄糖或δ-氨基酮戊酸促进水稻在黑暗中合成叶绿素在生理机制有待研究。     

水稻BCAT4基因突变株幼苗对PEG模拟干旱胁迫的响应

以水稻野生型‘日本晴’(NIP)及其BCAT4基因突变体BCAT4 1为材料,在苗期进行PEG 6000模拟干旱处理,分析其对幼苗形态、生长和抗逆生理指标的影响,以探究BCAT4基因在水稻响应干旱胁迫中的作用。结果表明：(1)20% PEG处理后野生型NIP幼苗叶片中BCAT4表达量显著高于对照(处理0 d),复水后幼苗存活率显著高于突变体BCAT4 1。(2)20% PEG处理后,两水稻材料幼苗叶片的相对叶绿素含量下降,脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量上升,抗氧化酶活性先上升后下降,且突变体BCAT4 1中上述各指标均显著低于同期NIP。(3)两材料幼苗叶片中丙二醛和过氧化氢含量及相对电导率随胁迫处理天数增加而上升,且BCAT4 1均显著高于同期NIP。(4)在20% PEG处理后,两水稻材料间根系各形态、生长和生理指标的差异均小于相应叶片。研究发现,BCAT4基因突变加剧了干旱胁迫下水稻幼苗叶片叶绿素含量的下降,抑制了地上部渗透调节物质的积累及抗氧化酶活性上升的幅度,促进了丙二醛和过氧化氢积累以及相对电导率增加,从而降低了水稻的耐旱性。     

Spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of large chlorophyll a/b ratios

A practical spectrofluorimetric calibration method at room temperature is described for determining large chlorophyll a/b ratios on direct extracts from plant material of pigments in 80% aqueous acetone, dimethyl sulfoxide, and N,N-dimethylformamide. The method is based on the work of Boardman and Thorne [Boardman NK and Thorne SW (1971) Biochim Biophys Acta 253: 222–231] who used diethyl ether as solvent. We repeated the calibration in diethyl ether and find significantly different parameters for the calibration curve. The range of standards in this work included solutions with chlorophyll a/b ratios of 10–125 in dimethyl sulfoxide, and of 10–220 in the other solvents. Fluorescence emission spectra were found to be a highly sensitive method for assessing chlorophyll purity. We determined the limits of sensitivity for each solvent from the calibration data. The empirically determined slope of the calibration curve was shown to be related to intrinsic properties of the chlorophylls in solution; this allows predictions of the performance of the method in other solvents.     

Conversion of chlorophyll b to chlorophyll a precedes magnesium dechelation for protection against necrosis in Arabidopsis

Chlorophyll is a deleterious molecule that generates reactive oxygen species and must be converted to non‐toxic molecules during plant senescence. The degradation pathway of chlorophyll a has been determined; however, that of chlorophyll b is poorly understood, and multiple pathways of chlorophyll b degradation have been proposed. In this study, we found that chlorophyll b is degraded by a single pathway, and elucidated the importance of this pathway in avoiding cell death. In order to determine the chlorophyll degradation pathway, we first examined the substrate specificity of 7‐hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase. 7‐hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase reduces 7‐hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a but not 7‐hydroxymethyl pheophytin a or 7‐hydroxymethyl pheophorbide a. These results indicate that the first step of chlorophyll b degradation is its conversion to 7‐hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a by chlorophyll b reductase, although chlorophyll b reductase has broad substrate specificity. In vitro experiments showed that chlorophyll b reductase converted all of the chlorophyll b in the light‐harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein complex to 7‐hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a, but did not completely convert chlorophyll b in the core antenna complexes. When plants whose core antennae contained chlorophyll b were incubated in the dark, chlorophyll b was not properly degraded, and the accumulation of 7‐hydroxymethyl pheophorbide a and pheophorbide b resulted in cell death. This result indicates that chlorophyll b is not properly degraded when it exists in core antenna complexes. Based on these results, we discuss the importance of the proper degradation of chlorophyll b.     

两种生境条件下6种牧草叶绿素含量及荧光参数的比较

昆仑山前山牧场海拔较高, 策勒绿洲海拔相对较低, 两者生境差异较大。以昆仑山前山牧场和策勒绿洲边缘两种不同生境条件下生长的6种牧草: 冰草(Agropyron cristatum)、无芒雀麦(Bromus inermis)、矮生高羊茅(Festuca elata)、披碱草(Elymus dahuricus )、红豆草(Onobrychis pulchella)及和田大叶(Medicago sativa var. luxurians)为试验材料, 研究了不同生境条件下牧草叶片叶绿素含量及叶绿素荧光动力学参数的变化情况。结果显示: (1)在两种生境条件下, 昆仑山前山牧场生境生长的牧草叶绿素a、叶绿素b、总叶绿素的含量明显较高, 生长在策勒绿洲生境的牧草品种叶绿素a/b值较高; (2)昆仑山前山牧场生境牧草最大荧光、光系统II (PSII)最大光化学效率、PSII潜在活性和单位面积反应中心的数量的值明显高于策勒绿洲生境品种, 而初始荧光、单位反应中心吸收的光能、单位反应中心捕获的能量、单位反应中心耗散的能量、荧光诱导曲线初始斜率值则低于策勒绿洲生境品种。因此, 两种生境下环境因子发生了改变, 对牧草产生综合的胁迫作用; 策勒绿洲生境明显对牧草生长产生了抑制, 策勒绿洲生境牧草的色素含量降低以及PSII的机构遭到损坏, 导致反应中心一部分失活或裂解, 剩余有活性的反应中心的效率增加, 昆仑山生境则相对比较适宜牧草生长; 两种生境不同牧草叶绿素含量和叶绿素荧光参数的变化幅度不同。     

Accumulation of the NON‐YELLOW COLORING 1 protein of the chlorophyll cycle requires chlorophyll b in Arabidopsis thaliana

Chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b are interconverted in the chlorophyll cycle. The initial step in the conversion of chlorophyll b to chlorophyll a is catalyzed by the chlorophyll b reductases NON‐YELLOW COLORING 1 (NYC1) and NYC1‐like (NOL), which convert chlorophyll b to 7‐hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a. This step is also the first stage in the degradation of the light‐harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein complex (LHC). In this study, we examined the effect of chlorophyll b on the level of NYC1. NYC1 mRNA and NYC1 protein were in low abundance in green leaves, but their levels increased in response to dark‐induced senescence. When the level of chlorophyll b was enhanced by the introduction of a truncated chlorophyllide a oxygenase gene and the leaves were incubated in the dark, the amount of NYC1 was greatly increased compared with that of the wild type; however, the amount of NYC1 mRNA was the same as in the wild type. In contrast, NYC1 did not accumulate in the mutant without chlorophyll b, even though the NYC1 mRNA level was high after incubation in the dark. Quantification of the LHC protein showed no strong correlation between the levels of NYC1 and LHC proteins. However, the level of chlorophyll fluorescence of the dark adapted plant (F_o) was closely related to the accumulation of NYC1, suggesting that the NYC1 level is related to the energetically uncoupled LHC. These results and previous reports on the degradation of chlorophyllide a oxygenase suggest that the a feedforward and feedback network is included in chlorophyll cycle.     

硫对成熟期烤烟叶绿素荧光参数的影响

通通过液培试验,研究了硫浓度(0.01-32 mmol/L)对成熟期烤烟叶片叶绿素含量和叶绿素荧光参数的影响。结果表明,成熟期烤烟叶绿素a和叶绿素b含量随硫浓度的升高而逐渐增加,但各处理差异未达到显著水平。在2-32 mmol/L处理之间,烤烟叶片的有效量子产量（EQY）、最大量子产量（Fv/Fm）、光合电子传递速率（ETR）随硫浓度增加而降低,非光化学猝灭（NPQ）、非光化学过程中的基本量子产量（Fo/Fm）、PSⅡ水裂解端失活程度（Fo/Fv）和PSⅡ反应中心关闭程度（1-qP）随硫浓度增加而升高,2 mmol/L处理的质体醌库（Fv/2）低于4 mmol/L处理外,但其它处理的均随硫浓度升高而降低。0.01 mmol/L处理烤烟叶片的EQY、Fv/Fm和ETR低于2-8 mmol/L处理,但高于16 mmol/L和32 mmol/L处理,其NPQ、Fo/Fm、Fo/Fv和1-qP变化趋势则与之相反;0.01 mmol/L处理的Fv/2低于4 mmol/L处理的,但高于2 mmol/L及8-32 mmol/L处理;低硫处理烤烟EQY、Fv/Fm和ETR的降低可能不是由Fv/2引起的,而是由于1-qP升高引起的。但16 mmol/L和32 mmol/L处理Fv/Fm 、ETR、EQY降低可能是1-qP与 Fv/2共同作用的结果。     

Effects of nickel hyperaccumulation on physiological characteristics of Alyssum murale grown on metal contaminated waste amended soil

A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of nickel concentration on physiological characteristics of Alyssum murale when grown in a soil mixed with sewage sludge (at the rate of 2.8%). Two types of sludge were used: agricultural sewage sludge (S1) and industrial sewage sludge with an increasing nickel concentration (S2, S3, and S4). Results showed that Ni in shoots was higher than Ni in roots. A. murale is able to concentrate up to 12730 mg/kg Ni in leaves. The highest dry matter yield was observed with plants grown with agricultural sewage sludge. An addition of S2 and S3 increased shoot biomass. However, application of S4 reduced 40% shoot dry weight as compared to the control Ni treatment did not affect all chlorophyll fluorescence parameters. The F(v)/F(m) ratio was stable between Ni treatments. Photosynthesis rate (A) increased with agricultural sewage sludge, but remained stable with variable Ni rates from the industrial sludge. The chlorophyll content increased with S1, S2 and S3 but it remains constant with S4 when compared to the control Therefore, high nickel concentration did not affect the function of the photosynthetic machine of A. murale.     

Green thoughts in a green shade

The author gives an autobiographical sketch of his path to chlorophyll research, and describes some results. The discussion is largely focused on long wavelength forms of chlorophyll and how they might be generated by self-assembly. Dimers or oligomers, (Chl)_n, result from coordination interactions between the central magnesium atom of one macrocycle and nucleophilic side chains of another i.e., keto C=OMg in the case of Chl a. Coordination interactions mediated by a water molecule coordinated to Mg in one macrocycle and to a nucleophilic group in another e.g., MgO(H)HO=C keto, form aggregates with very different structures and properties; where more than one strong nucleophile or hydrogen bonding group is present in the chlorophyll, e.g., the formyl group in Chl b, the acetyl group of Bchl a, or the hydroxyethyl group of Bchl c, they may also participate in direct coordination interactions with Mg as well as hydrogen bonding to water coordinated to Mg. The magnetic resonance properties of Chl a/water aggregates have provided the basis for the special pair concept for the primary electron donor in photosynthesis. Structural information derived from small angle neutron scattering studies on chlorophyll aggregates is now providing an experimental basis for comprehensive models that integrate antenna and photoreaction center chlorophyll functions.This article was written at the invitation of Govindjee. It has been authored by a contractor of the U.S. Government under contract No. W-31-109-ENG-38. Accordingly, the U.S. Government retains a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.     

Recent advances in chlorophyll biosynthesis and breakdown in higher plants

Chlorophyll (Chl) has unique and essential roles in photosynthetic light-harvesting and energy transduction, but its biosynthesis, accumulation and degradation is also associated with chloroplast development, photomorphogenesis and chloroplast-nuclear signaling. Biochemical analyses of the enzymatic steps paved the way to the identification of their encoding genes. Thus, important progress has been made in the recent elucidation of almost all genes involved in Chl biosynthesis and breakdown. In addition, analysis of mutants mainly in Arabidopsis, genetically engineered plants and the application of photo-reactive herbicides contributed to the genetic and regulatory characterization of the formation and breakdown of Chl. This review highlights recent progress in Chl metabolism indicating highly regulated pathways from the synthesis of precursors to Chl and its degradation to intermediates, which are not longer photochemically active.     

植物叶绿素合成、分解代谢及信号调控

叶绿素(Chlorophyll, Chl)合成是决定植物光合效率的重要性状, 是决定作物产量的重要因素。参与植物Chl合成、分解代谢及信号调控的基因数目众多, 其中任何一个基因发生突变都有可能引起Chl含量的变化, 从而表现为各种叶色异常甚至导致植株死亡。自然或人工创造突变体, 对于Chl相关基因的功能分析非常必要。目前, Chl突变体己广泛应用于基础研究和生产实践。文章就该研究领域内的最新研究进展进行了概述。     

Phosphorescence of protochlorophyll(ide) and chlorophyll(ide) in etiolated and greening bean leaves

The assignment is presented for the principal phosphorescence bands of protochlorophyll(ide), chlorophyllide and chlorophyll in etiolated and greening bean leaves measured at -196°C using a mechanical phosphoroscope. Protochlorophyll(ide) phosophorescence spectra in etiolated leaves consist of three bands with maxima at 870, 920 and 970 nm. Excitation spectra show that the 870 nm band belongs to the short wavelength protochlorophyll(ide), P627. The latter two bands correspond to the protochlorophyll(ide) forms, P637 and P650. The overall quantum yield for P650 phosphorescence in etiolated leaves is near to that in solutions of monomeric protochlorophyll, indicating a rather high efficiency of the protochlorophyll(ide) triplet state formation in frozen plant material. Short-term (2–20 min) illumination of etiolated leaves at the temperature range from -30 to 20°C leads to the appearance of new phosphorescence bands at about 990–1000 and 940 nm. Judging from excitation and emission spectra, the former band belongs to aggregated chlorophyllide, the latter one, to monomeric chlorophyll or chlorophyllide. This indicates that both monomeric and aggregated pigments are formed at this stage of leaf greening. After preillumination for 1 h at room temperature, chlorophyll phosphorescence predominates. The spectral maximum of this phosphorescence is at 955–960 nm, the lifetime is about 2 ms, and the maximum of the excitation spectrum lies at 668 nm. Further greening leads to a sharp drop of the chlorophyll phosphorescence intensity and to a shift of the phosphorescence maximum to 980 nm, while the phosphorescence lifetime and a maximum of the phosphorescence excitation spectrum remains unaltered. The data suggest that chlorophyll phosphorescence belongs to the short wavelength, newly synthesized chlorophyll, not bound to chloroplast carotenoids. Thus, the phosphorescence measurement can be efficiently used to study newly formed chlorophyll and its precursors in etiolated and greening leaves and to address various problems arising in the analysis of chlorophyll biosynthesis.Abbreviations Pchl protochlorophyll and protochlorophyllide - Chld chlorophyllide - Chl chlorophyll