Measurement of Free Choline in Plant Leaves by Capillary Electrophoresis

A low pH capillary electrophoresis (CE) was used for the measurement of free choline in plant leaves. Choline in the leaf extract was first converted to the benzoyl ester and put into CE. A well-resolved peak in the electropherogram was easily obtained. Involvement of enzymes in a two-step oxidation of choline to glycine betaine was evaluated in different plant species with the same mehod developed for glycine betaine and betaine aldehyde.     

人工合成甘蓝型油菜早期世代及其亲本对盐胁迫的生理响应

以白菜‘矮抗青’(基因组AA)和‘中花芥蓝’(基因组CC)及其人工合成异源四倍体甘蓝型油菜(AACC)的早期世代(F1~F4)为实验材料,采用水培方法分别比较它们在100、200mmol/L NaCl处理下的生理指标差异。结果表明:(1)在盐胁迫条件下,‘中花芥蓝’植株的生物量、脯氨酸和叶绿素含量、抗氧化酶(SOD、POD、CAT)活性均最低,而相对电导率、MDA含量则最高。在100mmol/L NaCl处理下,F2代植株的生物量、叶绿素含量、SOD活性最大,MDA含量最低;在200mmol/L NaCl处理下,F4代的生物量、叶绿素含量、POD活性最大,MDA含量最低。研究发现,亲本‘矮抗青’的耐盐特性高于亲本‘中花芥蓝’,它们的杂种后代(异源四倍体)遗传了AA基因组的耐盐特性,从而比二倍体亲本具有更强的抵御盐胁迫的能力。     

新疆短命植物小拟南芥耐盐性的初步研究

利用种子萌发及石蜡切片等方法对新疆短命植物小拟南芥(Arabidopsis pumila)在盐胁迫下种子的萌发率及植株生长发育的变化进行了研究,结果显示:(1)盐胁迫对小拟南芥种子萌发具有抑制作用,当去除盐分后,部分种子能够重新萌发.(2)盐分影响幼苗的形态及内部结构,低盐(50 mmol/L)时,幼苗基生叶较大且数量增加;叶中栅栏组织细胞大,排列舒展;根中导管数量明显增多,植株生长健壮而旺盛;而较高盐(150 mmol/L)时,叶片变小增厚,色深绿,底部叶变黄白色,叶中栅栏组织细胞窄小,排列紧密;根中导管数急剧下降,植株生长受到明显抑制.(3)盐胁迫对成株期植株的高度、花序轴长、角果数等性状都有显著影响,但在NaCl浓度达500 mmol/L时,植株仍然存活且有一定的结实率,显示此时的耐盐性比萌发期和幼苗期有显著提高.研究表明,小拟南芥从幼苗至成株期耐盐性逐渐增强,该特征与其对自然生存环境的适应相关.     

Molecular characterization of glyoxalase-I from a higher plant; upregulation by stress

A cDNA, GLX1, encoding glyoxalase-I was isolated by differential screening of salt-induced genes in tomato. Glyoxalases-I and-II are ubiquitous enzymes whose functions are not clearly understood. They may serve to detoxify methylglyoxal produced from triosephosphates in all cells. The protein encoded by GLX1 shared 49.4% and 58.5% identity with glyoxalase-I isolated from bacteria and human, respectively. Furthermore, yeast cells expressing GLX1 showed a glyoxalase-I specific activity 20-fold higher than non-transformed cells. Both GLX1 mRNA and glyoxalase-I polypeptide levels increased 2- to 3-fold in roots, stems and leaves of plants treated with either NaCl, mannitol, or abscisic acid. Immunohistochemical localization indicated that glyoxalase-I was expressed in all cell types, with preferential accumulation in phloem sieve elements. This expression pattern was not appreciably altered by salt-stress. We suggest that the increased expression of glyoxalase-I may be linked to a higher demand for ATP generation and to enhanced glycolysis in salt-stressed plants.     

Growth and solute accumulation in 3-week-old seedlings of Agropyron elongatiun stressed with sodium and potassium salts

Agropyron elongatum [Host. (Beauv.)] [^cv. Arizona Glendale, was grown in liquid medium salinized with either NaCl, KCI, or a 50:50 mixture of these two salts at osmotic potentials ranging from 0 to –1.6 MPa. The amount of growth in 21 days was measured, and extracts were made of the shoots at this time. The extracts were assayed for low-molecular-weight organic compounds (glucose, fructose, sucrose, be-taine, proline) and inorganic solutes (Na⁺, K⁺, Cl^?, P.). The purpose was to determine if there was any correlation between the harmful effect of salinity on growth and the concentrations of solutes in tissues. Growth inhibition of A. elongatum was roughly proportional to the osmotic potential of the growth medium and was independent of the ionic composition of the salinizing salts. Total monovalent cation (the sum of Na⁺ and K⁺) concentrations and the ratio of these two cations in leaves were mainly a function of the ionic compostion of the salt in growth media, and, to a lesser degree, of osmotic potentials. F At an osmotic potential of –0.2 MPa, total monovalent cation in leaves was the same as in non-stressed plants. However, if the salinizing salt contained NaCl, there was an increase in foliar Na⁺ with a balancing decrease in K⁺. At stress levels between –0.4 and –1,6 MPa, and, if the media were salinized with either 100% NaCl or a 50:50 mixture of NaCl and KCI, total monovalent cation concentrations remained constant at a value that was twice that in non-stressed plants. Although total monovalent cation concentrations were equal in plants grown under these two salinity conditions, the K⁺/Na⁺ ratios shifted from a value of 1:2 in plants grown in 100% NaCl to 3:1 in plants subjected to the 50:50 mixture. If 100% KCI was used to salinize media, total monovalent cation was 80% of its concentration in NaCl-treated plants in the range of –0.4 to -1.2 MPa. At –1.6 MPa due to 100% KCI, total monovalent cation was double that in plants subjected to -0.4 MPa. In the range of osmotic potentials from–0.2 to –1.2 MPa, the chloride:cation ratio was 1:2. At –1.6 MPa the ratio changed to 3:4. Proline started accumulating in leaves of A. elongatum when the tissue concentration of total monovalent cation exceeded 200 μ (g fresh weight)^?1. Above this threshold value of total monovalent cation, the proline concentration of leaves was 6% of the amount of total monovalent cation that exceeded 200 umol (g fresh weight)¹.     

盐胁迫对高羊茅（Festuca arundinacea）幼苗生长和离子分布的影响

盐胁迫环境抑制植物的生长,影响植物组织的离子分布,不同的盐分组成对植物的抑制伤害存在差异,为了研究上海市临港新城滨海盐渍土的生态恢复和重建,模拟该地区的盐分组成,进行了高羊茅（Festuca arundinacea）幼苗的盐胁迫试验。高羊茅种子在非盐胁迫条件下萌发,出苗5d后,进行了不同浓度NaCl：0、50、100、150、200、300、400mmol/L处理,15d后测定生长情况、组织含水量和Na+、K+、Ca2+、Mg2+等离子含量。研究结果表明：盐分对高羊茅幼苗的抑制作用随NaCl浓度增加而加剧,低盐胁迫环境下,幼苗地上部分和根系的鲜重、干重和含水量都与对照没有显著性差异,但是高盐环境严重影响了高羊茅幼苗的生长,而且对地上部分的抑制作用大于根部;盐胁迫影响植物组织的离子分布,Na+浓度持续增加,Ca2+和K+浓度下降,Mg2+含量的影响不大;各组织中K/Na、Ca/Na和Mg/Na随盐胁迫增加而下降。     

盐胁迫对黄独脱毒苗生长和若干生理生化指标的影响

通过在培养基中添加不同浓度NaCl,探讨盐胁迫对黄独脱毒苗生长及若干生理生化指标的影响。结果表明,在盐胁迫条件下,黄独脱毒苗的生长受到明显抑制,叶片中总叶绿素含量、SOD活性下降,丙二醛含量增加,脯氨酸大量积累;随盐胁迫强度的加大,对试管苗生长及生理生化指标的影响相应加剧;在盐胁迫下,黄独脱毒苗叶片脯氨酸含量与丙二醛含量呈极显著正相关,而与叶绿素含量和SOD活性呈极显著负相关。因此,盐胁迫下叶片中脯氨酸含量的变化可作为黄独脱毒苗受害程度的主要生理鉴定指标。     

Properties of partially purified leaf ornithine aminotransferase of Brassica juncea under salt stress

Properties of the partially purified L-ornithine: 2-oxoacid aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.13) of leaves of Brassica juncea salt tolerant somaclone SR3P6-2 and its parent cv. Prakash were studied. The enzyme from the somaclone SR3P6-2 was relatively more efficient in terms of its Km, Vmax, and Ea (activation energy) and required higher levels of chlorides for inhibition as compared to the enzyme from the parent cv. Prakash. These results suggest some salt-stress related changes in the enzyme.     

红海榄根部盐胁迫反应的比较蛋白质组学分析

红海榄(Rhizophora stylosa)是一种典型的红树林盐生植物.本研究利用蛋白组学技术对淡栽(R0)和3% NaCl盐栽(R3)处理后的红海榄根部总蛋白进行了比较研究.双向电泳图谱的结果表明,R0和R3分别有981和972个蛋白点,蛋白点主要集中在分子量28～70 kD,等电点4.0～8.5之间. R0和R3之间差异明显的有15个蛋白点.其中,8个蛋白的表达量在R0中表达增高（10倍）,而在R3中相对下降.另外,7个蛋白的表达量在R0中较低,而在R3中表达量显著增高.对这15个蛋白点进行肽质量指纹图谱分析,10个蛋白点找到匹配蛋白.功能预测分析发现,在盐水栽培上调的蛋白质一般与逆境胁迫有关,淡水栽培上调的蛋白质一般与基本代谢有关.这些研究结果为进一步研究红海榄的耐盐机理提供了有意义的线索.