Mercury-Induced Inhibition of Photosystem II Activity and Changes in the Emission of Fluorescence from Phycobilisomes in Intact Cells of the Cyanobacterium, Spirulina platensis |
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Authors: | Murthy S D S; Sabat Surendra Chandra; Mohanty Prasanna |
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Institution: | School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067, India |
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Abstract: | Addition of low concentrations of mercury chloride (HgCl2 tointact cells of the cyanobacterium, Spirulina platensis causedan enhancement in the intensity of fluorescence emitted fromphycocyanin at room temperature and induced blue shifts in theemission peak suggestive of changes in energy transfer withinthe phycobilisomes. HgCl2 also suppressed the whole-chain electrontransport activity (H2O methylviologen) at much lower concentrationsthan that required to inhibit Hill activity supported by para-benzoquinone.The extent of inhibition of Hill activity was much higher underhigh-intensity light than that under low-intensity light. Ourresults indicate that mercury ions at low concentrations affectthe transfer of energy within phycobilisomes and at high concentrationsthey inhibit electron transport in this cyanobacterium. (Received February 21, 1989; Accepted October 2, 1989) |
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