脱氧鬼臼毒素对美洲大蠊的毒力及几种酶系的影响

采用药膜法测试了脱氧鬼臼毒素对美洲大蠊Periplaneta americana初孵若虫的触杀活性,并测定了其对成虫中枢神经系统乙酰胆碱酯酶（AChE）和腺苷三磷酸酶(ATPase)离体活性的影响。结果表明：脱氧鬼臼毒素对美洲大蠊初孵若虫具有较强的毒杀活性,在接触时间24、48、72和96 h 的LC₅₀分别为26.26、4.68、1.51和0.62 μg/cm²;其对AChE没有明显影响; 对Na⁺ -K⁺ -ATPase有明显抑制作用,并存在浓度 效应关系,IC₅₀为44.9 μmol/L; 对Ca²⁺-Mg²⁺-ATPase表现出低剂量激活,高剂量抑制的现象。结果提示美洲大蠊的AChE不是脱氧鬼臼毒素靶标,而ATPase可能是脱氧鬼臼毒素的重要靶标之一。     

多炔类化合物对亚洲玉米螟产卵驱避作用及玉米螟的触角电位反应

以茵陈二炔为结构母体,人工合成了11个多炔类化合物。采用蜡纸接卵法,测定了11 个化合物对亚洲玉米螟Ostrinia furnacalis的产卵驱避活性。结果表明: 当处理浓度为20 μg/cm²时,受试的化合物对亚洲玉米螟的产卵行为具有一定程度的驱避作用,其中化合物9（1-苯基-4-甲基-丁二炔）对亚洲玉米螟产卵驱避作用明显, 调查处理后的3天、4天、 5天和6天,其产卵驱避率分别为85.71%、80.00%、61.27%和62.51%。触角电位测定表明,受试的11个化合物对亚洲玉米螟成虫触角感受器具有刺激作用,其中化合物6和化合物9能强烈地刺激产生高振幅的动作电位。10 mg/mＬ浓度处理,测得化合物6触角电位相对值, 雌、雄虫分别为68.22% 和106.60%,化合物9分别为199.19% 和220.60%。经回归分析所测11个化合物的产卵驱避活性与触角电位反应相对值,两者呈现一定程度上的相关性。还讨论了合成的多炔类化合物对亚洲玉米螟可能的作用靶标和结构与活性间的关系。     

光活化多炔类化合物对蚊幼虫的毒力

采用自制的光活化实验装置,测定了11个合成的多炔类化合物对致倦库蚊Culex quinquefasciatus 4龄幼虫的光活化毒力,发现部分化合物在近紫外光照射条件下,能明显地提高光活化毒杀效应,测得化合物5(1-苯基-4-(3,4-亚甲基二氧)苯基-丁二炔)光照与未光照处理LC₅₀分别是0.35 μg/mL和8.89 μg/mL。实验中发现蚊虫先接触药后,再进行光照处理,才能较好地发挥毒效,而且毒杀效应与光照时间呈正相关。模拟田间试验表明,太阳光能显著提高化合物5毒杀蚊幼虫的药效。利用抗氧化剂进行猝灭作用试验,间接地证明化合物5的光活毒杀机理是与过氧化作用有关。分析结构与活性关系,发现二苯基-丁二炔衍生物比二烷基取代丁二炔活性高,苯基上不同取代基也影响光活毒杀效果,它们的活性顺序是：亚甲基二氧基>甲氧基>邻硝基>间硝基>甲基酯。     

九种常用杀虫剂对二化螟线粒体ATPase活力的抑制作用

研究了二化螟Chilo suppressalis线粒体Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase和Ca^2＋-Mg^2＋-ATPase的生物化学性质以及9种常用杀虫剂对这两种酶活性的影响。结果表明, 二化螟线粒体Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase和Ca^2＋-Mg^2＋-ATPase的最适反应条件为pH值7.4,温度37℃。 Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase的米氏常数（Km）为0.42 mmol/L,最大反应速度（Vmax）为302.47 nmol/(min·mg) 。Ca^2＋-Mg^2＋-ATPase的Km为0.40 mmol/L,Vmax为128.04 nmol/(min·mg)。药剂浓度为1×10^-4 mol/L时,5种菊酯类杀虫剂对离体ATPase活性抑制的顺序为：溴氰菊酯>联苯菊酯>百树菊酯>三氟氯氰菊酯和氟硅菊酯;对二化螟Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase的抑制率分别为40.12％、39.69％、27.27％、19.49％和18.71％;对Ca^2＋-Mg^2＋-ATPase的抑制率分别为29.27％、23.78％、19.88％、11.64%和14.34％。硫丹对二化螟Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase和Ca^2＋-Mg^2＋-ATPase的抑制率均为17.46％。甲胺磷和呋喃丹对Ca^2＋-Mg^2＋-ATPase的抑制率分别为27.16％和17.42％,对Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase则几乎没有抑制作用。实验结果还表明, 在1.6×10^-7～1×10^-4 mol/L的浓度范围内,上述9种杀虫剂对二化螟ATPase活性的抑制率存在明显的剂量-效应关系。     

NaHCO3胁迫下星星草根中Ca2+与Ca2+-ATPase 的超微细胞化学定位

利用焦锑酸盐和磷酸铅沉淀技术分别对NaHCO₃胁迫条件下星星草(Puccinellia tenuiflora)根中Ca²⁺和Ca²⁺-ATPase 进行超微细胞化学定位研究, 旨在进一步探讨Ca²⁺在NaHCO₃胁迫诱导胞内信号转导过程中的作用, 以及Ca²⁺-ATPase活性定位变化与NaHCO₃胁迫下星星草抗盐碱能力的关系。结果表明: 在正常状态下, 根毛区细胞质内Ca²⁺较少, 主要位于质膜附近和液泡中, Ca²⁺-ATPase主要定位于质膜和液泡膜, 有一定活性。在0.448%NaHCO₃胁迫下, 根毛区细胞质中Ca²⁺增多, 液泡中Ca²⁺减少, 且主要集中于液泡膜附近, 质膜和液泡膜Ca²⁺-ATPase活性明显升高。在1.054%NaHCO₃胁迫下,细胞质中分布的Ca²⁺增多, 而液泡中Ca²⁺极少, Ca²⁺-ATPase活性也降低。以上结果表明, Ca²⁺亚细胞定位和Ca²⁺-ATPase活性变化在星星草响应NaHCO₃胁迫的信号传递过程中具有重要作用。     

苦瓜叶提取物对美洲斑潜蝇取食和产卵行为的抑制作用

美洲斑潜蝇是危害蔬菜、观赏植物的重大害虫之一.苦瓜叶乙醇提取物(浓度为2000～4000 μg·ml^-1)对美洲斑潜蝇成虫的取食和产卵都具有较强的抑制作用.用环己烷、乙酸乙酯、正丁醇和水依次对乙醇提取物进行萃取,并测试了4种萃取物对美洲斑潜蝇成虫取食和产卵的抑制作用.结果表明: 环己烷、乙酸乙酯、正丁醇和水萃取物在浓度为1000 μg·ml^-1时,处理后2 d对美洲斑潜蝇成虫的拒食率分别是11.08%、34.89%、22.99%和 0,产卵抑制率分别是0、30.91%、6.45%和 0.其中,乙酸乙酯萃取物的活性最强,当其浓度为4000 μg·ml^-1时,处理后2 d对美洲斑潜蝇成虫的拒食率和产卵忌避率分别为70.95％ 和69.49％.乙酸乙酯萃取物经硅胶柱层析分离得到(19S,23E)-5β,19-环氧-19-甲氧葫芦素-6,23-二烯-3β,25-二醇 (化合物1)、(19R,23E)-5β,19-环氧-19-甲氧葫芦素-6,23-二烯-3β,25-二醇(化合物2) 和3β,7β,25-三羟基葫芦素-5,23-二烯-19-醛缩-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡糖苷（化合物3）,3种化合物在供试的浓度（100～400 μg·ml^-1）条件下对美洲斑潜蝇的取食和产卵行为都有明显的抑制作用.在400μg·ml^-1浓度时,化合物1、化合物2和化合物3对美洲斑潜蝇成虫的拒食率分别是66.89%、53.53%和78.02%,产卵抑制率分别是76.32%、58.36%和78.36%.     

水菖蒲杀虫活性组分菖蒲螺酮的分离与鉴定（英文）

储粮害虫的危害造成储粮严重损失,化学农药的种种弊端使开发新型环境友好型药剂非常迫切, 植物由于其自身的特点, 成为开发新型药剂的重要来源。我们的前期研究表明, 水菖蒲Acorus calamus提取物对多种储粮害虫具有明显的触杀活性,并且分离得到了其主要活性组分β-细辛醚。本研究采用硅胶柱层析法,并以对玉米象Sitophilus zeamais的触杀活性进行追踪, 对水菖蒲提取物进行分离, 得到另一活性组分。经气相色谱-质谱联用、红外吸收光谱和核磁共振波谱方法鉴定,该活性组分为单体化合物菖蒲螺酮（1-异丙基-4,8-二甲基螺[4.5]癸-2,7-二酮）。将菖蒲螺酮以314.54, 251.63, 188.72, 125.82和62.91 μg/cm²的浓度处理玉米象96 h后, 玉米象的死亡率分别为85.6%, 72.2%, 53.3%, 38.9%和15.6%。处理96 h后,菖蒲螺酮对玉米象成虫的LD₅₀为158.00 μg/cm²。这些结果说明菖蒲螺酮对玉米象具有明显的生物活性,是水菖蒲提取物中除β-细辛醚以外的又一活性组分。     

金属离子和脲对白蜡虫碱性磷酸酶的影响

各种金属离子及脲对白蜡虫Ericerus pela (Chavannes)碱性磷酸酶的活性有不同的影响。从白蜡虫雌成虫中分离纯化得到碱性磷酸酶,加入各种不同浓度的金属离子及脲测定酶的活力。一价金属离子Na⁺、K⁺、Li⁺对酶活力没有影响。碱土金属离子Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺、Ba²⁺对酶有激活作用,激活作用的大小顺序依次为Ca²⁺、Ba²⁺、Mg²⁺。第一过渡金属离子中,Mn²⁺、Co²⁺、Ni²⁺对酶有激活作用,而Zn²⁺、Cu²⁺有抑制作用。重金属离子Cd²⁺、Pb²⁺对酶有抑制作用。Ca²⁺激活作用表现为非竞争性激活效应。Cu²⁺抑制作用表现为非竞争性抑制效应。脲对碱性磷酸酶有变性失活作用,按脲浓度可分为低于3 mol/L和高于3 mol/L两种类型。低浓度的脲对白蜡虫碱性磷酸酶的活性抑制的动力学表现为混合型效应。     

松油烯-４-醇对粘虫幼虫的生物活性

测定了杀虫植物砂地柏Sabina vulgaris Ant.的精油中主杀虫成分-松油烯-4-醇（terpinen 4.01）对粘虫Mythimna separata Walker幼虫的生物活性。结果表明,松油烯- 4-醇对粘虫主要表现为熏蒸作用,对粘虫3龄幼虫24 h的熏蒸LC₅₀为5.3473 μL/L ;还具一定触杀作用,对粘虫4龄幼虫24 h的LD₅₀为147.8 μg/虫。试虫的中毒症状可明显地分为兴奋、痉挛、麻痹和死亡4个阶段,而麻痹的部分试虫有复苏现象。可明显抑制Na⁺ ,K⁺ATP酶的活性,在兴奋期、痉挛期、麻痹期和复苏期,抑制率介于21.28%～34.92% 之间。离体条件下对Na⁺,K⁺ATP酶的I₅₀为133.75 μg·mL^-1;对AChE活性有一定的影响;对酯酶,在兴奋期,酶活力为对照的7.0%,在麻痹期则为对照的1.33倍,而复苏期试虫的酯酶活力与对照相当。     

一个戊二烯酮化合物的合成及其杀菌抗癌活性

目的:合成戊二烯酮类化合物(1E,4E)-1,5-二(2-羟基苯基)-1 ,4-戊二烯-3-酮,并进行杀菌和抗肿瘤活性测定.方法:水杨醛和丙酮反 应得到目标产物;采用生长速率法和MTT比色法分别测定了该化合物的杀菌抗癌活性.结果:目标物结构经元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振氢谱确证;该化合物在500 μg/mL浓度下对小麦赤霉病原菌、辣椒枯萎病原菌、苹果腐烂病原菌的抑制率分别为73.0% ±3.3%、70.4%±1.5%、79.2%±2.1%;在5.0ìmol/L下对PC-3细胞的72h的体外抑制率为71 .4%±2.7%.结论:该化合物有较好的杀菌抗癌活性,可以以它为先导进行结构优化,以期设计、合成出高效、选择性好的同类化合物.     

Changes of membrane-associated Mg2+-activated ATPase of cucumber roots during calcium starvation

The properties of membrane-associated ATPase of cucumber (Cucumis sativus cv. Seiriki No. 2) roots cultured in a complete medium (complete enzyme) and in a medium lacking Ca²⁺ (Ca²⁺-deficient enzyme) were investigated. The basal activity of membrane-associated ATPase increased during Ca²⁺ starvation, while Mg²⁺-activation of the enzyme decreased and even resulted in inhibition by high Mg²⁺ concentration at the late stage of the Ca²⁺ starvation. The complete enzyme had low basal activity and showed a Mg²⁺-activated hyperbolic reaction curve in relation to ATP concentration. Ca²⁺-deficient enzyme with high basal activity showed a biphasic reaction curve and Mg²⁺-activation was seen only at high ATP concentrations. Activation of membrane-associated ATPase by various cations was decreased or lost during Ca²⁺ starvation. The basal ATPase activity of Ca²⁺-deficient enzyme increased for various substrates including pyrophosphate, p-nitrophenyl phosphate, glucose-6 phosphate, β-glycerophosphate, AMP, ADP and ATP. Mg²⁺-activation was found only for ADP and ATP in both the complete and Ca²⁺-deficient enzymes, but the activation for ATP was greatly reduced by Ca²⁺ starvation. The heat inactivation curves for basal and Mg²⁺-activated ATPase did not differ much between the complete and Ca²⁺-deficient enzyme. The delipidation of membrane-associated enzyme by acetone affected the protein content and the basal activity slightly, but inhibited the Mg²⁺-activated ATPase activity clearly with somewhat different behaviour between the complete and Ca²⁺-deficient enzyme.     

辣椒碱对小菜蛾的驱避活性及其体内谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶和Na+，K+-ATP酶活性的影响

采用常规生测方法和酶活力测定方法,初步研究了辣椒碱对小菜蛾Plutella xylostella L.的产卵忌避和拒食作用,及其对小菜蛾体内谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶、Na⁺,K⁺-ATP酶活性的影响,以期阐明辣椒碱对害虫的作用机制。结果表明,辣椒碱对小菜蛾表现出较强的产卵忌避活性和拒食活性。在6.25×10⁴ mg/L浓度下,处理24 h辣椒碱对小菜蛾的非选择性产卵忌避率达96.55%,选择性产卵忌避率为84.30%;在相同浓度下,处理48 h辣椒碱对小菜蛾的非选择性拒食率达81.47%,选择性拒食率为69.69%。 另外,经1.25×10⁵ mg/L辣椒碱不同时间处理后,小菜蛾体内的谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶酶活力和Na⁺,K⁺-ATP酶活力与对照相比均产生了波动,处理18 h时小菜蛾体内GSTs活力最高,为152.01 U·mg^-1pro·min^-1,处理1 h时小菜蛾体内Na⁺,K⁺-ATP酶活力最高,为19.99 U·mg^-1pro·min^-1。结果说明辣椒碱能够影响小菜蛾产卵和取食行为,并且对其体内的酶系也产生了影响。     

Properties of (Mg2+ + Ca2+)-ATPase of erythrocyte membranes prepared by different procedures: Influence of Mg2+, Ca2+, ATP,and protein activator

Erythrocyte membranes prepared by three different procedures showed (Mg²⁺ + Ca²⁺)-ATPase activities differing in specific activity and in affinity for Ca²⁺. The (Mg²⁺ + Ca²⁺)-ATPase activity of the three preparations was stimulated to different extents by a Ca²⁺-dependent protein activator isolated from hemolystes. The Ca²⁺ affinity of the two most active preparations was decreased as the ATP concentration in the assay medium was increased. Lowering the ATP concentration from 2 mM to 2–200 μM or lowering the Mg:ATP ratio to less than one shifted the (Mg²⁺ + Ca²⁺)-ATPase activity in stepwise hemolysis membranes from mixed “high” and “low” affinity to a single high Ca²⁺ affinity. Membranes from which soluble proteins were extracted by EDTA (0.1 mM) in low ionic strengh, or membranes prepared by the EDTA (1–10 mM) procedure, did not undergo the shift in the Ca²⁺ affinity with changes in ATP and MgCl₂ concentrations. The EDTA-wash membranes were only weakly activated by the protein activator. It is suggested that the differences in properties of the (Mg²⁺ + Ca²⁺)-ATPase prepared by these three procedures reflect differences determined in part by the degree of association of the membrane with a soluble protein activator and changes in the state of the enzyme to a less activatable form.     

Aluminum alters calcium transport in plasma membrane and endoplasmic reticulum from rat brain

Calcium is actively transported into intracellular organelles and out of the cytoplasm by Ca²⁺/Mg²⁺-ATPases located in the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membranes. We studied the effects of aluminum on calcium transport in the adult rat brain. We examined ⁴⁵Ca-uptake in microsomes and Ca²⁺-ATPase activity in microsomes and synaptosomes isolated from the frontal cortex and cerebellum of adult male Long-Evans rats. ATP-dependent⁴⁵Ca-uptake was similar in microsomes from both brain regions. The addition of 50-800 μM AICI₃ resulted in a concentration-dependent inhibition of ⁴⁵Ca-uptake. Mg²⁺-dependent Ca²⁺-ATPase activity was significantly lower in synaptosomes compared to microsomes in both frontal cortex and cerebellum. In contrast to the uptake studies, AICI³ stimulated Mg²⁺-dependent Ca²⁺-ATPase activity in both microsomes and synaptosomes from both brain regions. To determine the relationship between aluminum and Mg²⁺, we measured ATPase activity in the presence of increasing concentrations of Mg²⁺ or AICI³. Maximal ATPase activity was obtained between 3 and 6 mM Mg²⁺. When we substituted AICI³ for Mg²⁺, ATPase activity was also stimulated in a concentration-dependent manner, but to a greater extent than with Mg²⁺. One interpretation of these data is that aluminum acts at multiple sites to displace both Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺, increasing the activity of the Ca²⁺-ATPase, but disrupting transport of calcium.     

Anion-sensitive ATPase activity and proton transport in isolated vacuoles of species of the CAM genus Kalanchoë

Vacuoles were isolated from leaves of Kalanchoë daigremontiana Hamet et Perrier de la Bathie, and the ionic sensitivity of the vacuolar ATPase was studied in vacuole homogenates desalted on Sephadex G-25. The ATPase activity was dependent on the presence of divalent cations (Mg²⁺≥ Mn²⁺≥ Ca²⁺, Co²⁺; Zn²⁺ had no effect). Mg²⁺-dependent ATPase activity was stimulated by anions (Cl^? > malate²⁺, HCO^?₃), with maximal stimulation at concentrations above 50 mM. Mg²⁺-Dependent activity was inhibited by NO^?₃ above 2 mM, but no saturation was observed up to 100 mM. No stimulation by K⁺ or Na⁺ was detected; stimulation by NH⁺₄ was abolished by 0.01% (w/v) Triton X-100, suggesting that the NH⁺₄ effect was due to the permeability of vacuolar membrane vesicles to NH₃. Trans-tonoplast electrical potentials (Δψ) and intra-vacuolar pH were measured with glass microelectrodes and antimony covered glass micro-pH-electrodes, respectively. Free vacuofes isolated from Kalanchoë tubiflora (Harv.) Hamet were slightly positive with respect to the suspension medium. This Δψ was insensitive to the protonophore FCCP and depolarized by about 4 mV on addition of 50 mM KCl, still remaining about +5 mV. Upon addition of 7 mM Mg-ATP, vacuoles showed an FCCP-sensitive increase of Δψ from +9.2 ± 2.8 (13) to +17.8 ± 3.7 (12) mV [given as x?± sd (n)] and an internal acidification from pH 5.4 ± 0.2 (11) to pH 4.3 ± 0.4 (12). Mg-ADP and ATP without Mg²⁺ had no effect on Δψ. It is concluded that the H4 pumping at the tonoplast is due to the functioning of the anion-sensitive vacuolar ATPase and that this is an essential part of the mechanism of nocturnal acid accumulation in CAM.     

Effects of Cations on (Ca2++ Mg2+)-Activated ATPase from Rat Brain

Abstract: With a partially purified, membrane-bound (Ca + Mg)-activated ATPase preparation from rat brain, the K_0.5 for activation by Ca²⁺ was 0.8 p μm in the presence of 3 mm -ATP, 6 mm -MgCl₂, 100 m_M-KCI, and a calcium EGTA buffer system. Optimal ATPase activity under these circumstances was with 6-100 μm -Ca²⁺, but marked inhibition occurred at higher concentrations. Free Mg²⁺ increased ATPase activity, with an estimated K_0.5, in the presence of 100 μm -CaCl₂, of 2.5 mm ; raising the MgCl₂ concentration diminished the inhibition due to millimolar concentrations of CaCl₂, but antagonized activation by submicromolar concentrations of Ca²⁺. Dimethylsulfoxide (10%, v/v) had no effect on the K_0.5 for activation by Ca²⁺, but decreased activation by free Mg²⁺ and increased the inhibition by millimolar CaCl₂. The monovalent cations K⁺, Na⁺, and TI⁺ stimulated ATPase activity; for K⁺ the K_0.5 was 8 mm , which was increased to 15 mm in the presence of dimethylsulfoxide. KCI did not affect the apparent affinity for Ca²⁺ as either activator or inhibitor. The preparation can be phosphorylated at 0°C by [γ-³²P]-ATP; on subsequent addition of a large excess of unlabeled ATP the calcium dependent level of phosphorylation declined, with a first-order rate constant of 0.12 s^?1. Adding 10 mm -KCI with the unlabeled ATP increased the rate constant to 0.20 s^?1, whereas adding 10 mm -NaCl did not affect it measurably. On the other hand, adding dimethyl-sulfoxide slowed the rate of loss, the constant decreasing to 0.06 s^?1. Orthovanadate was a potent inhibitor of this enzyme, and inhibition with 1 μm -vanadate was increased by both KCI and dimethylsulfoxide. Properties of the enzyme are thus reminiscent of the plasma membrane (Na + K)-ATPase and the sarcoplasmic reticulum (Ca + Mg)-ATPase, most notably in the K⁺ stimulation of both dephosphorylation and inhibition by vanadate.     

Phosphoprotein intermediate in the ca2+-dependent atpase reaction of macrophage plasma membrane

ATPase activity and phosphorylation by [γ-³²P] ATP of isolated plasma membrane of alveolar macorphages are stimulated in a parallel fashion by physiologic concentrations of Ca²⁺, with half-maximal activating effect of this ion at (3–7) × 10^?7 M. For various membrane preparations, a direct proportionality exists between Ca²⁺-dependent ATPase activity and amount of ³²P incorporated. Labeling of membrane attains the steady-state level by 10 sec at 0°C, and is rapidly reversed by adenosine diphosphate (ADP). K⁺ decreases the amount of membrane-bound ³²P, mainly by enhancing the rate of dephosphorylation of the ³²P-intermediate. Hydroxylamine causes a release of about 90% of ³²P bound to the membrane, thus indicating that the ³²P-intermediate contains an acyl-phosphate bond. When the labeled plasma membrane is solubilized and electrophoresed on acrylamide gels in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulphate, the radioactivity appears to be largely associated with a single protein fraction of 132,500 ± 2,000 apparent molecular weight. These features of the macrophage Ca²⁺-ATPase suggest that the enzyme activity might be part of a surface-localized Ca²⁺-extrusion system, participating in the regulation of Ca²⁺-dependent activities of the macrophage.     

H+ Fluxes at Plasmalemma Level: In Vivo Evidence for a Significant Contribution of the Ca2+-ATPase and for the Involvement of its Activity in the Abscisic Acid-Induced Changes in Egeria Densa Leaves

Abstract: The features of Ca²⁺ fluxes, the importance of the Ca²⁺ pump‐mediated H⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanges at plasmalemma level, and the possible involvement of Ca²⁺‐ATPase activity in ABA‐induced changes of H⁺ fluxes were studied in Egeria densa leaves. The results presented show that, while in basal conditions no net Ca²⁺ flux was evident, a conspicuous Ca²⁺ influx (about 1.1 ìmol g^?1 FW h^?1) occurred. The concomitant efflux of Ca²⁺ was markedly reduced by treatment with 5 íM eosin Y (EY), a specific inhibitor of the Ca²⁺‐ATPase, that completely blocked the transport of Ca²⁺ after the first 20 ‐ 30 min. The decrease in Ca²⁺ efflux induced by EY was associated with a significant increase in net H⁺ extrusion (?ÄH⁺) and a small but significant cytoplasmic alkalinization. The shift of external [Ca²⁺] from 0.3 to 0.2 mM (reducing Ca²⁺ uptake by about 30 %) and the hindrance of Ca²⁺ influx by La³⁺ were accompanied by progressively higher ?ÄH⁺ increases, in agreement with a gradual decrease in the activity of a mechanism counteracting the Ca²⁺ influx by an nH⁺/Ca²⁺ exchange. The ABA‐induced decreases in ?ÄH⁺ and pH_cyt were accompanied by a significant increase in Ca²⁺ efflux, all these effects being almost completely suppressed by EY, in line with the view that the ABA effects on H⁺ fluxes are due to activation of the plasmalemma Ca²⁺‐ATPase. These results substantially stress the high sensitivity and efficacy of the plasmalemma Ca²⁺ pump in removing from the cytoplasm the Ca²⁺ taken up, and the importance of the contribution of Ca²⁺ pump‐mediated H⁺/Ca²⁺ fluxes in bringing about global changes of H⁺ fluxes at plasmalemma level.     

Characteristics and Regulatory Properties of the H+-ATPase in a Plasma Membrane Fraction Purified from Arabidopsis thaliana

The aqueous two-phase partitioning technique was utilized to isolate a plasma membrane (PM) fraction from etiolated seedlings of Arabidopsis thaliana. The purification procedure adopted yielded a fraction highly enriched in PM as compared to inner membranes, with a recovery of about 30%, as judged from the activities of PM markers such as vanadate-sensitive ATPase, FC binding and UDP-glucose sterol glucosyltransferase. The purified PM fraction displayed vanadate-sensitive H⁺ pumping activity. Its purity was confirmed by the biochemical characteristics of its ATPase activity assayed in the absence of Ca²⁺: sensitivity to vanadate (IC₅₀ ca. 1 μM), Mg²⁺-dependence, insensitivity to molybdate, oligomycin and nitrate, pH optimum at 6.6. The PM H⁺-ATPase activity was stimulated by fusicoccin and by a controlled treatment of the PM with trypsin. In both cases stimulation was much stronger on the activity assayed at pH 7.5 than on the activity at pH 6.6. Moreover, neither fusicoccin nor the treatment with trypsin stimulated the portion of activity (30 to 40% at pH 7.5) which decayed upon preincubation of the PM in assay medium without ATP.