光质对水稻幼苗超弱发光和谷氨酰胺合成酶活性的影响

生长在不同光质下的水稻幼苗叶片的超弱发光（ＵＢＥ）随着其生长进程不断增强,光质对ＵＢＥ有显著影响,生长在白光下的水稻幼苗的ＵＢＥ明显高于生长在红光或蓝光下的水稻幼苗的ＵＢＥ,而红光和蓝光处理之间无显著差异．同时谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳ）活性变化也是白光处理的水稻幼苗ＧＳ活性明显高于红光和蓝光处理,而后两者之间也无显著差异．表明光质对水稻幼苗ＵＢＥ和ＧＳ活性的影响是相似的,可能与叶绿体的发育和光合作用有关．讨论了超弱发光的生物学应用前景．     

蓝光对水稻幼苗碳水化合物和蛋白质代谢的调节

分别以白光和黑暗处理为对照,蓝光处理１０ｄ的水稻幼苗碳水化合物含量下降,蛋白质含量增加,亚胺环已酮可抑制蓝光引起的蛋白质含量增加。蓝光处理的水稻幼苗总氨基酸含量比白光和黑暗处理分别提高１２％和３６％,游离态Ｇｌｕ、Ａｓｐ含量也比对照增加。蓝光处理促进水稻幼苗的呼吸作用,对丙酮酸激酶、硝酸还原酶、谷氨酰胺合成酶、谷氨酸合酶和转氨酶的活性表现出一致的促进效应。     

蓝光对水稻幼苗碳水化合物和蛋白质代谢的调节

分别以白光和黑暗处理为对照,蓝光处理１０ｄ的水稻幼苗碳水化合物含量下降,蛋白质含量增加,亚胺环已酮可抑制蓝光引起的蛋白质含量增加,蓝光处理的水稻幼苗总氨基酸含比白光黑暗处理分别提高１２％和３６％,游离态Ｇｌｕ,Ａｓｐ含量也比对照增加,蓝光处理促进水稻幼苗的呼吸作用,对丙酮酸激酶、硝酸还原酶、谷氨酰胺合成酶、谷氨酸合酶和转氨酶的活性表现出一致的促进效应。     

光质对水稻幼苗蛋白质、氨基酸含量的影响

蓝光对水稻幼苗可溶性蛋白积累的促进效应,在幼苗生长的初期比较明显;第５天,幼苗的可溶性蛋白质、蛋白氮、非蛋白氮以及Ａｓｐ、Ａｓｎ、Ｇｌｕ、Ｇｌｎ等游离氨基酸含量都远远高于白光或红光的处理。随着苗龄的增加,蓝光的促进作用减弱,到第１７天,各项指标都低于白光处理的幼苗。红光处理的幼苗可溶性蛋白始终低于白光或蓝光的处理,其Ａｓｎ、Ｇｌｎ两种酰胺含量在第１０天以后明显高于同期的白光或蓝光的处理。     

蓝光对水稻幼苗生长及内源激素水平的影响

研究表明;与白光对照相比,蓝光明显抑制水稻幼苗的生长,并使幼苗体内的自由态ＩＡＡ,ＧＡ１,玉米素和二氢玉米素含量下降,ＡＢＡ含量和乙烯释放时则明显增加。说明蓝光对水稻幼苗生长的影响与其体内激素状况有关。     

不同氮源对小麦幼苗谷氨酰胺合成酶的影响

利用ＤＥＡＥ－纤维素柱层析、酶活性测定、Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ 分子杂交等技术,研究了小麦（Ｔｒｉｔｉｃｕｍ ａｅｓｔｉｖｕｍ Ｌ．）幼苗的根、叶和离体叶在不同氮源培养条件下谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳ）活性和同工酶变化, 以及不同氮源对ＧＳ基因转录－ＧＳ－ｍ ＲＮＡ 的影响． 同时与硝酸还原酶（ＮＲ）活性进行比较, 结果表明∶当以ＮＨ＋４ 作唯一氮源时,小麦幼苗根谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳｒ）和叶细胞质谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳ１）活性要比以ＮＯ－３ 作唯一氮源的高．当以ＮＯ－３ 为唯一氮源时, ＮＯ－３ 则促进完整叶片和离体叶片叶绿体谷氨酰胺合成酶（ＧＳ２）活性． 从转录水平上看,ＮＨ＋４ 促进根ＧＳ－ｍ ＲＮＡ 的合成,而ＮＯ－３ 促进叶ＧＳ－ｍ ＲＮＡ 的合成     

光质对水稻幼苗超弱发光和谷氨酸胺合成酶活性的影响

生长在不同光质下的水稻幼苗叶片的超弱发光随着其生长进程不断增强,光质对ＵＢＥ有显著影响,生长在白光下的水稻幼苗的ＵＢＥ明显高于生长在红光或蓝光下的水稻幼苗的ＵＢＥ,而红光和蓝光处理之间无显著差异。     

不同光质对黄瓜叶片光合特性的影响

将黄瓜（ Ｃｕｃｕｍｉｓｓａｔｉｖｕｓ Ｌ．） 幼苗培养在相同辐照度（２０ μｍｏｌ·ｍ － ２·ｓ－１） 的白光、红光和蓝光下,研究了光质对黄瓜叶片的光合作用特性的影响。实验结果表明,生长在白光下的叶片,其叶绿素（Ｃｈｌ）含量分别比红光和蓝光下高７ ％ 和２２４％ ,在蓝光下的含量最低。生长在红光下的黄瓜叶片有较低的Ｃｈｌａ／ｂ 比值和较高的Ｃｈｌ ｂ 含量。低温（７７ Ｋ）荧光发射光谱和Ｃｈｌａ 荧光动力学诱导的实验结果表明,红光下的叶片具有较高的光系统Ⅱ（ＰＳⅡ） 活性和较低的光系统Ⅰ（ＰＳⅠ）活性,蓝光下的叶片具有较低的ＰＳⅡ活性和较高的ＰＳⅠ活性。红光下叶片的放Ｏ２ 速率比白光下叶片的放Ｏ２ 速率高４４９％ ,而蓝光下的叶片放Ｏ２ 速率略低于白光下的。表明光质对调节黄瓜叶片ＰＳⅠ和ＰＳⅡ的发育和光合活性以及光合放Ｏ２ 速率具有重要作用。     

光质对水稻幼苗蛋白质、氨基酸含量的影响

蓝光对水稻幼苗可溶性蛋白积累的促进效应,在幼苗生长的初期比较明显;第5天,幼苗的可溶性蛋白质、蛋白氮、非蛋白氮以及Asp、Asn、Glu、Gln等游离氨基酸含量都远远高于白光或红光的处理。随着苗龄的增加,蓝光的促进作用减弱,到第17天,各项指标都低于白光处理的幼苗。红光处理的幼苗可溶性蛋白始终低于白光或蓝光的处理,其 Asn、Gln 两种酰胺含量在第10天以后明显高于同期的白光或蓝光的处理。     

蓝光对水稻幼苗生长及内源激素水平的影响

研究表明：与白光对照相比,蓝光明显抑制水稻幼苗的生长,并使幼苗体内的自由态IAA、GA1、玉米素和二氢玉米素含量下降,ABA含量和乙烯释放量则明显增加。说明蓝光对水稻幼苗生长的影响与其体内激素状况有关。     

光质对水稻幼苗初级氮同化的影响

Pure blue(BL) or red light (RL) were obtained by filtering blue or red fluorescent lamp light through plastic filters. With the same intensity of white light(WL) as control, the effects of light quality on the primary nitrogen assimilation of rice seedlings were studied. Irradiation for 2-6 h with BL promoted the uptake of NO-3, the induction of nitrate reductase (NR), and the increase of the NO-3 content in the etiolated seedlings.Seedlings grown under BL for 5-7 d had higher activities of NR, NIR (nitrite reductase) GOGAT (glutamate synthase) as well as GS (glutamine synthetase) than those under WL. However, for more than 10 days under BL, the levels of these enzymes became lower than those of the seedlings under WL. Compared with BL or WL, RL was less effective on the primary nitrogen assimilation.     

Long-term effects of blue or red light on ATP and ADP contents in primary barley leaves

Levels of ATP and ADP were studied in primary leaves of barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Viner) seedlings grown under blue (BL) or red light (RL) of various irradiances. In mature leaf segments, BL stimulated a greater accumulation of adenylates than RL. Transfer of barley seedlings from RL to BL for 48 h caused about a twofold increase in the content of adenylates, probably due to de-novo synthesis of adenine nucleotides. Weak BL was found to stimulate an increase in the adenylate content and a higher irradiance enhanced the stimulatory effect. The adenylate content increased markedly from the base towards the tip of barley leaves grown under BL but not in those grown under RL. However, the adenylate content was higher in the basalmost segment of barley leaves grown under RL, indicating that the action of RL on adenylate content proceeded more rapidly than that of BL. The same conclusion could be drawn from the results of experiments with de-etiolated leaves. A linear relationship was established between the maximum rate of CO₂ fixation and the ATP or ADP content in mature segments of primary barley leaves. The possible involvement of two photoreceptors, phytochrome and cryptochrome, in the long-term light regulation of the total content of adenylates in primary barley leaves is discussed.Abbreviations BL blue light - Chl chlorophyll - RL red light     

Light quality affects morphology and polysaccharide yield and composition of Gelidium sesquipedale (Rhodophyceae)

Morphology and polysaccharide characterization of Gelidium sesquipedale (Clem.) Bornet et Thuret were studied in cultures grown under various light qualities. White light (WL), blue light (BL) and red light (RL) (all at photon fluence rate of 40 μmol m-2 s-1) were used for the study of morphological characteristics, and in addition yellow light (YL) for polysaccharide characterization. RL and BL induced a proliferating growth, which resulted in bushy plants under RL. Cortical cells of BL-grown plants were smaller and presented a higher density per unit area, whereas those of WL- and RL-grown alga were larger. Medullary cells followed the inverse pattern. Light quality also affected polysaccharide yield and composition, with the yield being higher under BL, RL or YL than WL. Most of the polysaccharide was extracted in distilled water at 100 °C, while a low amount was solubilized at 22 °C and 120 °C. Extracts from BL-grown alga presented the highest galactan content. The starch concentration was lower in extracts from RL-, BL- and YL-cultivated alga than in those from the initial plants. The degree of substitution with methoxyl groups and precursor was very low in all the agar fractions, but fractions extracted from BL- and WL-grown alga were more substituted by precursor. The highest sulfate content was reached under BL (about 9% w/w) and the highest 2-O-methyl-3,6-anhydro-L-galactose and 6-O-methyl-D-galactose content were found in extracts from alga grown under YL. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effect of Light Quality on Nitrogen Metabolism of Radish Plants

The long-term action of blue or red light on nitrogen metabolism was studied in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) plants. The potential activity of nitrate reductase (NR) in vivo and its maximum activity in vitro, the content of soluble protein and free amino acids were determined in the course of the growth of a third leaf of radish plants. The effect of light quality on NR activity was found to depend significantly on the stage of leaf development. Blue light (BL) stimulated NR activity in leaves, when their areas were about 11–13% of the fully developed leaves. The efficiency of red light (RL) was significantly lower, because the maximum NR activity was observed in the leaves developed to the stage, when their areas were 38–40% of the final one. The comparative analysis of the pool of free amino acids in expanding leaves of BL- or RL-grown plants revealed significant changes in the contents of individual amino acids. Despite a higher accumulation of two amino acids in the leaves of BL-grown plants, namely, Asp (27% as compared to 13–16% in the RL-grown leaves) and Gly (5% against 2.5% in RL-grown leaves), the BL-grown leaves also demonstrated a significant decrease in Ala (10% as compared to 23% in the RL-grown leaves) and some decrease in the amounts of Ser and Gly. The content of soluble protein in a juvenile BL-grown leaf was observed to decrease gradually during leaf development. However, the protein content in the BL-grown leaf was always higher than in the RL-grown leaf of the same age. We concluded that the photoregulatory action of BL on NR activity determined the different rates of nitrogen assimilation in BL- and RL-grown plants.__________Translated from Fiziologiya Rastenii, Vol. 52, No. 3, 2005, pp. 349–356.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Maevskaya, Bukhov.     

蓝光促进黑曲霉分生孢子发育和产糖化酶的研究

以黑暗为对照 ,研究了不同光质对黑曲霉产糖化酶及生长发育的影响。持续蓝光作用下 ,孢子萌发后菌丝较粗 ,菌丝细胞顶端膨大显著 ,菌丝细胞膜的通透性增加 ,残糖消耗快 ,孢子和孢子穗增大。在 3(4d时 ,蓝光下菌丝产糖化酶活力最高达 6 6 0 (30U mL ,比黑暗高出了 15. 4 % ,生物量增加了 4 9. 4 8% ,菌丝细胞可溶性蛋白含量提高了10 0. 5 6 % ,尤其是在开始产孢子的阶段 ,蓝光下黑曲霉产糖化酶活力、生物量有很大提高。研究表明 ,蓝光明显促进黑曲霉分生孢子发育和产孢阶段包括糖化酶在内的多种淀粉酶活力的迅速增加。     

Relation of light and nitrogen source to growth, nitrate reductase and glutamine synthetase activity of jack pine seedlings

Two-month-old jack pine ( Pinus banksiana Lamb.) seedlings were placed in a greenhouse where both nitrogen source and light level were varied. After 4 months, whole seedling biomass, leaf biomass and relative growth rate were greatest in seedlings grown with NH⁺₄/NO/NO⁻₃-N and full light (FL) and least in seedlings grown with NO ⁻₃-N and low light (LL). NO ⁻₃-seedlings grown under full light and NH⁺₄/NO⁻₃-seedlings grown under low light were approximately equal. This indicates that the extra carbon costs of assimilating only NO⁻₃-N were similar to the reduction of carbon fixation resulting from a 50% decrease in photon flux density. Percentage and total nitrogen content of needles were greater in seedlings grown under low light independent of nitrogen fertilization. Percentage and total nitrogen content of roots were higher under low light and lower when fertilized with NO⁻₃.
Nitrate reductase (NR) activity was higher in roots than in needles, while glutamine synthetase (GS) activity was higher in needles than in roots. Low light resulted in decreased NR activity (mg N)⁻¹ in needles, but not in roots. However, no nitrate was detected in the needles in any treatment. GS activity, on the other hand, was greater under low light in both needles and roots. GS activity in needles is most likely involved with the reassimilation rather than the initial assimilation of ammonium. Some implications of these shifts in enzymatic activity for ecological phenomena in forests are discussed.     

光质对韭菜碳氮代谢、生长和品质的影响

以‘平韭2号’为试材,以白光(W)处理为对照(CK),研究白+红(WR)、白+蓝(WB)、白+绿(WG)、白+紫(WP)4种不同光质处理对韭菜碳氮代谢、生长和品质的影响.结果表明: WR处理韭菜的光合速率(P_n)显著高于CK,而WB、WG和WP与CK无显著差异,但RuBP羧化酶(RuBPCase)活性均显著高于CK.各处理相比,总糖含量以WR最高,WP其次,WB和WG最低.WR下韭菜蔗糖磷酸合成酶(SPS)活性显著高于CK,其余三者均显著低于CK,其中以WB最低,但蔗糖合成酶(SS)和淀粉酶(AMS)活性均以WB最高,WR最低,WG和WP的SS活性与CK无差异,但AMS活性显著低于CK.可见,增加红、紫光比例可促进韭菜碳的同化和转化,加速糖的积累.总氮、蛋白氮含量、硝酸还原酶(NR)、谷氨酰胺酶(GS)和谷氨酸合成酶(GOGAT)活性以WB最高,显著高于CK,但WB下谷氨酸脱氢酶(GDH)活性最低,显著低于CK;WR的蛋白氮和非蛋白氮含量、NR和GS活性最低,显著低于CK,GOGAT和GDH活性显著高于CK,且GDH在所有处理中最高;WG的全氮、非蛋白氮含量及GDH活性均显著低于CK,但蛋白氮含量、NR和GOGAT活性显著高于CK,WP的氮含量及相关酶活性呈现出与WG相同的趋势,且GS活性亦同样高于CK.说明增加蓝光、紫光和绿光可使韭菜氮代谢增强,而增加红光对蛋白质的合成有一定的抑制作用.红光和紫光下韭菜生长较好,而蓝光则抑制其加粗生长,叶片较薄,单株生长量较低.紫光下韭菜的粗纤维含量最低,营养品质最优,因此,紫光对韭菜的生长最有利.     

光质对番茄和莴苣幼苗生长及叶绿体超微结构的影响

采用发光二极管(LED)精确调制不同光谱能量分布,以荧光灯光照为对照,研究光质对番茄和莴苣幼苗生长及叶绿体超微结构的影响.结果表明：红光下番茄、莴苣幼苗的可溶性糖、淀粉和碳水化合物含量均显著高于对照,叶片叶绿体中淀粉粒膨大显著;蓝光极显著抑制了番茄下胚轴伸长,显著提高了莴苣和番茄幼苗叶片叶绿素a和类胡萝卜素含量;红蓝光下莴苣幼苗叶片的可溶性糖、淀粉、碳水化合物、蔗糖含量和C/N均达到最大值且显著高于红光处理,番茄和莴苣幼苗的主根显著伸长,幼苗叶片中叶绿体形态正常,基粒增多,基质片层清晰,淀粉粒体积明显小于红光处理.光质对植物幼苗的光形态建成、生长、碳氮代谢及叶绿体发育有显著影响;红光下光合产物积累显著但运输受阻严重,在红光中添加适量蓝光更有利于莴苣幼苗的碳水化合物积累,并可促进幼苗根系生长,有利于同化产物输出.     

Retention of Photoinduction of Cytosolic Enzymes in aurea Mutant of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

The tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) aurea (au) mutant has been characterized as a phytochrome-deficient mutant lacking spectrally detectable phytochrome A in etiolated seedlings. Seedlings of au grown under red light (RL) lack phytochrome regulation of nuclear genes encoding plastidic proteins, possess ill-developed chloroplasts, and are slow to de-etiolate. In the present study, the effect of phytochrome deficiency on photoinduction of enzymes in etiolated au seedlings was investigated. The photoinduction of the cytosolic enzymes amylase and nitrate reductase (NR) and of the plastidic enzyme nitrite reductase (NiR) in au was compared with that in the isogenic wild-type (WT) tomato and the high-pigment (hp) mutant with exaggerated phytochrome response. In WT and hp, both brief RL pulses and continuous RL induced amylase, NR, and NiR activities, whereas in au no photoinduction of enzymes was observed with brief RL pulses, and continuous RL induced only amylase and NR activities. The time courses of photoinduction of NR and amylase in au under continuous RL followed patterns qualitatively similar to hp and WT. A blue-light pretreatment prior to continuous RL exposure was ineffective in inducing NiR activity in au. Only continuous white light could elicit a photoinduction of NiR in au seedlings. The norflurazon-triggered loss of photoinduction of NiR in WT and hp indicated that NiR photoinduction depended on chloroplast biogenesis. The results indicate that observed photoinduction of NR and amylase in au may be mediated by a residual phytochrome pool.     

Blue- and green-light signals for gamete release in the brown alga, Silvetia compressa

The intertidal brown alga Silvetia compressa releases gametes from receptacles (the reproductive tissue) rapidly upon a dark transfer (following a photosynthesis-dependent period in the light, termed potentiation). In this study, the wavelength-dependence of this process was investigated. During the potentiation period in white light (WL), gametes are not released. However, gametes were released during potentiation in blue light (BL), or in low red light/blue light (RL/BL) ratios, but not in RL alone, high RL/BL ratios, or in broadband blue-green light (B-GL) (presence of BL, but absence of RL). RL was as effective as WL for potentiation, i.e., both lead to gamete release following transfer to darkness. Rates of linear photosynthetic electron transport were similar in RL and BL. Gamete release in BL was inhibited by equal amounts of additional narrow-waveband light between the green and red regions of the spectrum, with light-induced gamete release restricted between <491 nm and 509 nm. Very little light-induced gamete release occurred between 530 nm and 650 nm. It is proposed that a BL-responsive photoreceptor is responsible for light-induced gamete release. Transfer of WL-potentiated receptacles to GL near 530 nm resulted in significant de-potentiation and reduced gamete release during a subsequent dark transfer. This effect was not seen at 509 nm or 560 nm and revealed the presence of a second photoreceptor system repressing or counteracting potentiation in the light. We propose that the restriction of gamete release to periods when irradiance is blue-shifted may constitute a depth-sensing mechanism for this intertidal alga, allowing controlled release of gametes at high tide and/or less turbid periods, thus minimizing gamete dilution, and promoting fertilization success.