光照强度驱动典型阴生植物三七的生理生态响应特征

为探究阴生植物三七(Panax notoginseng)对不同光照强度的生理生态响应特征,研究5种透光率(46.5% LT、21.8% LT、9.70% LT、5.10% LT、2.80% LT)下三七生理、形态和生长等各项指标的变化特征,并对其相关指标进行相关性、可塑性和主成分分析。结果表明:三七在高光(46.5% LT和21.8% LT)和低光(5.10% LT和2.80% LT)条件下各形态特征(株高、茎粗、单株叶面积)、生物量及相对生长速率(RGR)均有所降低;随着光照强度的降低,根生物量比(RMR)、最大净光合速率(P_n-max)、气孔导度(G_s)、光补偿点(LCP)和暗呼吸速率(R_d)都随之下降,而叶面积比(LAR)、比叶面积(SLA)、茎生物量比(SMR)和叶生物量比(LMR)却呈现升高的趋势。这些变化能够减少三七在高光下的光能捕获及消耗,而低光下的光能捕获和消耗则会得到加强。此外,阴生植物三七的形态特征表型可塑性指数均小于0.5,而光合生理(P_n-max、G_s、LCP、R_d)、LAR和根部生物量的表型可塑性指数则大于0.5,其可塑性较强,且P_n-max、G_s、LCP与RGR的相关系数分别高达0.581、0.558、0.574,这些结果表明光照强度驱动三七的响应特征主要为光合生理特性、LAR和根部生物量的变化。研究还发现三七在10%左右的透光率下生长发育较好。而在低光条件下,三七主要采取保守策略进行缓慢的碳获取和碳消耗,高光条件下则主要采取快速碳获取和碳消耗的冒险策略。研究阐明了三七对不同光照环境的响应策略,为三七的优质高效种植提供理论依据。     

阴生植物三七稳态和动态光合特性对氮水平的响应

氮(N)对植物光合作用至关重要。阴生植物在自然生长条件下,接受的是高度动态的光照。然而,探讨N水平对阴生植物动态光照下的光合调控作用的研究相对较少。为了阐明N对阴生植物动态光合作用的调控机制,该研究以典型阴生植物三七(Panax notoginseng)为材料,设置了低氮(LN, 112.5 kg·hm^–2)和高氮(HN,450.0kg·hm^–2)2个N水平,研究动态光和稳态光条件下植株叶片的光合气体交换参数及卡尔文循环酶蛋白的活性和数量。结果表明单位叶面积氮含量(Narea)与光照60s的诱导状态(IS60)负相关,与达到光合作用稳态90%所需的时间(tP90)和达到光合作用稳态100%所需的时间(tP-steady)正相关,表明Narea并不是通过影响核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸羧化酶/加氧酶(Rubisco)的总活性来调控光诱导反应。短时间的低光间隔对Rubisco活性影响不显著,但明显降低了果糖-1,6-二磷酸酶(FBPase)和景天庚酮糖-1,7-二磷酸酶(SBPase)的活性;当高光照光斑突然出现时, Rubisco活性不受影响,但是S...     

探究阴生植物对遮光环境的适应机制

以探究阴生植物对遮荫环境适应机理为例,介绍在生物学课外兴趣小组探究活动中,如何激发学生兴趣并提出探究主题,引导学生灵活运用发散思维,通过讨论提出研究假设,运用辐合思维锁定研究主题,制作研究方案,以及组织学生开展探究成果汇报等一系列实施经验。     

二年生三七农艺和质量性状对环境光强的响应特征

为探究光照强度对二年生三七(Panax notoginseng)农艺性状和质量性状的影响,采用人工遮荫的方法,对三七植株的农艺性状、解剖结构、生物量和皂苷含量进行研究。结果表明,三七生物量积累以透光率为13.5%时最大;三七总皂苷含量在透光率9.2%时最高,透光率为13.5%时单株皂苷含量较大。当透光率降低,三七的叶片和茎部生物量增加;透光率增加时,三七通过增加叶片上表皮厚度、海绵组织厚度、栅栏组织厚度和叶片厚度来减少光捕获。因此,在透光率为9.2%~13.5%时对三七的生长、生物量及皂苷的积累有促进作用。     

不同光强对薇甘菊生长及光系统的影响

为了控制薇甘菊的生长和危害,对不同照度条件下薇甘菊的生长及光系统进行了测定.分别采用光强40μmol·m-2·s-1(处理Ⅰ);上午自然光,下午照度为40μmol·m-2·s-1(处理Ⅱ);全自然光(处理Ⅲ)处理薇甘菊.结果表明对薇甘菊处理2个月后,处理Ⅰ条件下,薇甘菊生长差,生物量积累少,光系统Ⅰ和光系统Ⅱ的光能转换效率和潜在活性较低,可溶性糖和蛋白质含量较低,细胞膜脂脂肪酸组成中不饱和脂肪酸含量相对较高;在处理Ⅱ和处理Ⅲ条件下,则生长茂盛,生物量积累多,光系统Ⅰ和光系统Ⅱ的光能转换效率和潜在活性较高,可溶性糖和蛋白质含量较高,细胞膜脂脂肪酸组成中不饱和脂肪酸含量相对较少.这些结果说明光照多方面影响薇甘菊光系统功能的形成,从而影响其生长.     

环境强光诱导玉簪叶片光抑制的机制

为进一步阐述光抑制的强光诱导和发生机制, 该文以喜阴植物玉簪(Hosta spp.)为材料研究其光抑制发生规律及其与环境光强的关系。结果表明, 全日照和遮阴条件下玉簪叶片发育分别形成适应强光和弱光的形态特征; 与遮阴处理相比, 强光下生长的玉簪光合速率和叶绿素含量较低, 但两种处理叶片最大光化学效率差异很小, 证明强光下植株可以正常生长且光合机构未发生严重的光抑制。将遮阴处生长的植株转移到全日照下, 光合速率和最大光化学效率急剧下降; 荧光诱导动力学曲线发生明显改变, 而且光系统II供体侧和受体侧荧光产量的变化幅度分别达到24.3%和34.2%, 表明玉簪由弱光转入强光后光系统II发生不可逆失活, 且受体侧受到的伤害较供体侧更严重。因此, 作者认为环境光强骤然提高并超过玉簪生长光强时很容易诱导其光合机构发生严重的光抑制。该研究对于理解植物适应光环境的策略以及喜阴植物的优质栽培有重要意义。     

不同光环境对紫背天葵和白背三七生长及光合荧光特性的影响

以紫背天葵(Begonia fimbristipula)和白背三七(Gynura divaricata)两种优良野生蔬菜为研究对象,研究了自然全光照(L0)、郁闭度约50%林下(L1)、郁闭度约70%林下(L2)3种光环境下植株的生长及光合和荧光参数变化,以明确其耐荫性以及林下套种的可行性。结果显示:(1)紫背天葵和白背三七地径和株高在L0和L1处理之间无显著差异,而在L2处理下显著低于L0。(2)两种野菜最大净光合速率(Pmax)、光饱和点(LSP)、光补偿点(LCP)均随光照强度减弱逐渐降低,表观量子效率(AQY)在3种光环境下无显著差异;PSⅡ潜在最大量子产量(Fv/Fm)、光化学荧光猝灭系数(qP)和电子传递速率(ETR)也随光照强度减弱而减小,非光化学荧光猝灭系数(NPQ)却随光照强度减弱而增加。(3)两种野菜光合和荧光参数在L0和L1处理之间无显著差异,而在L2处理下显著低于L0。研究表明,在较大郁闭度林分下,紫背天葵和白背三七叶片叶绿素分子捕获激发能的效率降低,其PSⅡ吸收光能用于光化学电子传递的份额减少,而用于热耗散的份额增加,电子传递活性和通过电子传递链传递的能量降低,净光合速率下降,植株生长受到抑制;两种野菜均具有一定的耐阴性,可以在林分郁闭度50%左右的林下正常生长。     

高等植物的光系统Ⅱ蛋白磷酸化机制及其对环境胁迫的响应

高等植物的光系统Ⅱ蛋白在环境胁迫,尤其是强光和高温胁迫时会发生可逆磷酸化。本文介绍环境调节下的高等植物光系统Ⅱ蛋白D1、LHCⅡ、CP29及TSP9的可逆磷酸化研究进展,并讨论了这种蛋白磷酸化与光系统Ⅱ蛋白复合物在类囊体膜上的迁移和组装之间的关系。     

两种热带雨林树苗对环境光强变化的生理响应和适应机制

干季末雨季初以西双版纳热带雨林中木奶果和玉蕊2种树苗为材料,研究了将生长于12.5%自然光（相当于小林窗的光强）和36%自然光（相当于大林窗的光强）下的这2种树苗分别移至36%自然光和12.5%自然光下之后各自叶片最大净光合速率（Pmax）、叶绿素荧光参数、光合色素含量、比叶重（LMA）以及叶片悬挂角（MA）的变化过程,探讨了2种植物幼苗在生长环境光强改变后其形态和生理生态特性做出的相应调整以适应新的光环境的过程与机制。结果表明,这2种树苗均不适宜生长在大林窗的强光环境下,但木奶果对光环境的增强表现出一定的耐受力,光合适应潜力强于玉蕊,2种树苗对低光环境都能较好地适应;新叶的生成在整株植物对生长光环境变化的适应过程中也起到至关重要的作用。     

热带雨林不同生态习性树种幼苗光合作用和抗氧化酶对生长光环境的反应

于雨季研究了西双版纳热带雨林后期演替树种思茅木姜子(Litsea pierrei var.szemaois)、五桠果叶木姜子(L．alilleniifolia)和先锋树种毛果桐(Mallotus barbatus)幼苗的光合、荧光特征和抗氧化酶等对3种光水平(50％、25％和8％)的适应特性。结果表明,毛果桐的最大光合速率(Pmx)随光水平升高呈增加趋势,而两种木姜子则在50％光水平下Pmax最小,Fv／Fm的日变化表明,3个种在25％和50％光水平下发生可逆光抑制,两种木姜子较重,50％光水平下,五桠果叶木姜子受到长期光抑制．思茅木姜子和毛果桐的丙二醛(MDA)和H2O2含量,以及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性随光水平升高而增加,表明光水平升高,致使植物受光胁迫的影响加剧,增强抗氧化酶系统则减轻了其伤害,两种木姜子的濒危现状可能和它们对强光生境的适应性较差有一定关系。     

三七皂苷对缺氧复氧心肌细胞损伤保护作用的研究

目的：研究三七皂苷对纯化培养大鼠乳鼠心肌细胞缺氧/复氧损伤的保护作用及机制。方法：采用纯化培养的心肌细胞建立缺氧/复氧损伤模型,测定细胞凋亡率、caspase-3、乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）、丙二醛（MDA）、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）含量。结果：与正常组比较,模型组LDH、MDA含量、caspase-3活性及细胞凋亡率明显升高（P＆lt;0.01）,SOD活性明显降低（P＆lt;0.01）;三七皂苷组降低LDH、MDA含量、caspase-3活性和细胞凋亡率,提高SOD活性,与缺氧/复氧组比较各实验指标差异均具有显著性（P＆lt;0.05）。结论：三七皂苷对缺氧/复氧心肌细胞损伤有保护作用,作用机制与清除氧自由基,抗脂质过氧化及降低细胞凋亡率有关。     

不同光照条件下三七幼苗形态及生长指标的变化

用遮阳网设置不同透光率(自然全光照的1%、3%、8%、12%和22%)处理,对不同光照条件下三七〔Panax notoginseng(Burk.)F.H.Chen〕幼苗形态指标(株高、冠幅、块根长、主根长、块根直径、茎基径、单株须根数和单株须根长)、干物质积累(不同器官干质量)和分配以及叶片性状(单株叶面积、比叶面积和叶绿素相对含量SPAD值)的变化进行了研究。结果表明:在透光率不同的条件下三七幼苗的形态指标、不同器官干质量及分配以及叶片性状均有明显变化。其中,块根直径、单株须根长、单株须根数、不同器官(块根、须根、根、叶片和茎)干质量和植株总干质量均随透光率增大逐渐提高;株高在透光率22%条件下最高;冠幅和单株叶面积在透光率3%条件下最大;主根长、茎基径、根冠比、根质比及SPAD值均在透光率8%条件下最高;茎质比和叶质比在透光率3%和1%条件下较大;比叶面积随透光率增大逐渐降低。综合分析结果揭示:三七是一种典型的喜阴植物,种植过程中适当遮阳有利于其生长和干物质积累,其中透光率8%对三七幼苗生长较为适宜。     

Role of PSBS and LHCSR in Physcomitrella patens acclimation to high light and low temperature

Photosynthetic organisms respond to strong illumination by activating several photoprotection mechanisms. One of them, non-photochemical quenching (NPQ), consists in the thermal dissipation of energy absorbed in excess. In vascular plants NPQ relies on the activity of PSBS, whereas in the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii it requires a different protein, LHCSR. The moss Physcomitrella patens is the only known organism in which both proteins are present and active in triggering NPQ, making this organism particularly interesting for the characterization of this protection mechanism. We analysed the acclimation of Physcomitrella to high light and low temperature, finding that these conditions induce an increase in NPQ correlated to overexpression of both PSBS and LHCSR. Mutants depleted of PSBS and/or LHCSR showed that modulation of their accumulation indeed determines NPQ amplitude. All mutants with impaired NPQ also showed enhanced photosensitivity when exposed to high light or low temperature, indicating that in this moss the fast-responding NPQ mechanism is also involved in long-term acclimation.     

Isolation of four high-purity dammarane saponins from extract of Panax notoginseng by centrifugal partition chromatography coupled with evaporative light scattering detection in one operation

Introduction – Centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC), as a continuous liquid–liquid partition chromatography with no solid support matrix, combined with evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) was employed for systematic separation and purification of weak‐chromophoric saponins from a highly valued and important traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Panax notoginseng. Objective – To separate and isolate high‐purity saponins from extract of Panax notoginseng using CPC‐ELSD with a simple and low toxicity solvent system. Methodology – Samples were preparaed by extracting the root material with acetone, treated with n‐butanol and then freeze‐dried. CPC‐ELSD was applied in the separation and detection of notoginsenoside and ginsenosides from extract of Panax notoginseng using a solvent system composed of ethyl acetate–n‐butanol–water (1:1:2, v/v/v). The saponins were analysed and identified by their retention time with high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with ELSD, as well as electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry (ESI‐MSⁿ ) in the negative and positive ion modes with the authentic standards. Results – A total of 9.6 mg of notoginsenoside R₁, 67.8 mg of ginsenoside Rg₁, 2.3 mg of Re and 286.5 mg of Rb₁ were purified from 487.2 mg of n‐butanol extract of P. notoginseng. The purities of obtained saponins in a single run were assessed to be over 98% by HPLC‐ELSD. Conclusion – CPC‐ELSD was proved to be a very fast and efficient tool for separation of high‐purity dammarane saponins. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Immunological adjuvant effect of ginsenoside Rh4 from the roots of Panax notoginseng on specific antibody and cellular response to ovalbumin in mice

Ginsenoside Rh(4) (1), a saponin isolated from the roots of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen, was evaluated for its haemolytic activity and adjuvant potential on specific antibody and cellular response to ovalbumin (OVA) in mice. Compound 1 showed a slight haemolytic effect, its concentration inducing 50% of the maximum haemolysis (HD(50) value) being 407+/-12 microg/ml using a 0.5% suspension of red blood cells. Compound 1 significantly increased the concanavalin A (Con A)-, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-, and OVA-induced splenocyte proliferation in OVA-immunized mice especially at a dose of 25 microg (P<0.05, P<0.01, or P<0.001). The OVA-specific serum IgG, IgG1, and IgG2b antibody levels were also significantly enhanced by 1 at a dose of 25 microg compared to the OVA control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Moreover, the enhancing effect of 1 on the OVA-specific IgG2b antibody responses to OVA in mice was more significant than that of Alum (Al(OH)(3) gel; P<0.01). These results suggest that 1 could be safely used as adjuvant with low or non-haemolytic effect.     

西双版纳两种生态特性不同的外来草本植物对生长环境光强的适应策略

于干热季测定了紫茎泽兰和阳春砂仁叶片比叶重、色素含量、光合能力和叶绿素荧光动力学参数,探讨了它们适应环境光强的策略及其生理生态学机制。36 %光强下砂仁叶片光抑制较明显;10 0 %光强下紫茎泽兰光抑制不严重,光系统 最大光能转换效率和量子效率始终维持在较高水平。随着环境光强的升高,紫茎泽兰最大净光合速率(Pmax)、比叶重、非光化学猝灭系数(N PQ)和单位面积叶片类胡萝卜素含量升高,单位干重叶片叶绿素含量降低。紫茎泽兰能通过形态和生理特性的变化适应大幅度的光强范围,这可能是其表现强入侵性的重要原因之一。强光下紫茎泽兰热耗散并不多,主要通过提高Pmax利用更多的光能来保护光合机构,光系统 反应中心可逆失活也能耗散部分光能。虽然砂仁Pmax也能随生长环境光强的升高而增大,但其值较低,增幅不大,相反其热耗散的增加较多,N PQ较高,白天初始荧光明显低于黎明,表明砂仁主要是通过热耗散来保护光合机构。     

Structure of a monomeric photosystem II core complex from a cyanobacterium acclimated to far-red light reveals the functions of chlorophylls d and f

Far-red light (FRL) photoacclimation in cyanobacteria provides a selective growth advantage for some terrestrial cyanobacteria by expanding the range of photosynthetically active radiation to include far-red/near-infrared light (700–800 nm). During this photoacclimation process, photosystem II (PSII), the water:plastoquinone photooxidoreductase involved in oxygenic photosynthesis, is modified. The resulting FRL-PSII is comprised of FRL-specific core subunits and binds chlorophyll (Chl) d and Chl f molecules in place of several of the Chl a molecules found when cells are grown in visible light. These new Chls effectively lower the energy canonically thought to define the “red limit” for light required to drive photochemical catalysis of water oxidation. Changes to the architecture of FRL-PSII were previously unknown, and the positions of Chl d and Chl f molecules had only been proposed from indirect evidence. Here, we describe the 2.25 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of a monomeric FRL-PSII core complex from Synechococcus sp. PCC 7335 cells that were acclimated to FRL. We identify one Chl d molecule in the Chl_D1 position of the electron transfer chain and four Chl f molecules in the core antenna. We also make observations that enhance our understanding of PSII biogenesis, especially on the acceptor side of the complex where a bicarbonate molecule is replaced by a glutamate side chain in the absence of the assembly factor Psb28. In conclusion, these results provide a structural basis for the lower energy limit required to drive water oxidation, which is the gateway for most solar energy utilization on earth.     

Chloroplastic ATP synthase builds up a proton motive force preventing production of reactive oxygen species in photosystem I

Over‐reduction of the photosynthetic electron transport (PET) chain should be avoided, because the accumulation of reducing electron carriers produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) within photosystem I (PSI) in thylakoid membranes and causes oxidative damage to chloroplasts. To prevent production of ROS in thylakoid membranes the H⁺ gradient (ΔpH) needs to be built up across the thylakoid membranes to suppress the over‐reduction state of the PET chain. In this study, we aimed to identify the critical component that stimulates ΔpH formation under illumination in higher plants. To do this, we screened ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS)‐treated Arabidopsis thaliana, in which the formation of ΔpH is impaired and the PET chain caused over‐reduction under illumination. Subsequently, we isolated an allelic mutant that carries a missense mutation in the γ‐subunit of chloroplastic CF₀CF₁‐ATP synthase, named hope2. We found that hope2 suppressed the formation of ΔpH during photosynthesis because of the high H⁺ efflux activity from the lumenal to stromal side of the thylakoid membranes via CF₀CF₁‐ATP synthase. Furthermore, PSI was in a more reduced state in hope2 than in wild‐type (WT) plants, and hope2 was more vulnerable to PSI photoinhibition than WT under illumination. These results suggested that chloroplastic CF₀CF₁‐ATP synthase adjusts the redox state of the PET chain, especially for PSI, by modulating H⁺ efflux activity across the thylakoid membranes. Our findings suggest the importance of the buildup of ΔpH depending on CF₀CF₁‐ATP synthase to adjust the redox state of the reaction center chlorophyll P700 in PSI and to suppress the production of ROS in PSI during photosynthesis.     

Photosynthetic and fatty acid acclimation of four phytoplankton species in response to light intensity and phosphorus availability

Photosynthetic acclimation of phytoplankton to lower irradiation can be met by several strategies such as increasing the affinity for light or increasing antenna size and stacking of the thylakoids. The latter is reflected by a higher proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Additionally, photosynthetic capacity (P_max), respiratory losses, and proton leakage can be reduced under low light. Here we consider the effect of light intensity and phosphorus availability simultaneously on the photosynthetic acclimation and fatty acid composition of four phytoplankters. We studied representatives of the Chlorophyceae, Cryptophyceae and Mediophyceae, all of which are important components of plankton communities in temperate lakes. In our analysis, excluding fatty acid composition, we found different acclimation strategies in the chlorophytes Scenedesmus quadricauda, Chlamydomonas globosa, cryptophyte Cryptomonas ovata and ochrophyte Cyclotella meneghiniana. We observed interactive effects of light and phosphorus conditions on photosynthetic capacity in S. quadricauda and Cry. ovata. Cry. ovata can be characterized as a low light-acclimated species, whereas S. quadricauda and Cyc. meneghiniana can cope best with a combination of high light intensities and low phosphorus supply. Principal component analyses (PCA), including fatty acid composition, showed further species-specific patterns in their regulation of P_max with PUFAs and light. In S. quadricauda and Cyc. meneghiniana, PUFAs negatively affected the relationship between P_max and light. In Chl. globosa, lower light coincided with higher PUFAs and lower P_max, but PCA also indicated that PUFAs had no direct influence on P_max. PUFAs and P_max were unaffected by light in Cry. ovata. We did not observe a general trend in the four species tested and concluded that, in particular, the interactive effects highlight the importance of taking into account more than one environmental factor when assessing photosynthetic acclimation to lower irradiation.