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Most species of the modern family Isoëtaceae (Quillworts) some other modern hydrophytes, use a metabolic pathway for carbon fixation that involves uptake of sedimentary carbon and enrichment of CO 2 in internal gas spaces as a carbon-concentrating mechanism. This metabolism, which is related to ‘aquatic CAM’, is characterized by morphological, physiological and biochemical adaptations for decreasing photorespirative loss, aerating roots and maintaining high growth rates in anoxic, oligotrophic, stressed environments. Some of the closest relatives of the Isoëtaceae were the ‘arborescent lycopsids’, which were among the dominant taxa in the coal swamps found in lowland ecosystems during the Carboniferous and Permian periods (approx. 300 Ma). Morphological, ecological and geochemical evidence supports the hypothesis that the arborescent lycopsids had an unusual metabolism similar to that of modern Isoëtaceae and processed a biogeochemically significant proportion of organically fixed carbon over a period of about 100 million years in the late Palaeozoic. The temporal coincidence between the dominance of plants with this metabolism and an anomalous global atmosphere (high O 2; low CO 2) supports the idea that biosphere feedbacks are important in regulating global climatic homeostasis. The potential influence of this metabolism on the global carbon cycle and its specific adaptive function suggest that it should perhaps be considered a fourth major photosynthetic pathway. 相似文献
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Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a CO 2-concentrating mechanism selected in response to aridity in terrestrial habitats, and, in aquatic environments, to ambient limitations of carbon. Evidence is reviewed for its presence in five genera of aquatic vascular plants, including Isoëtes, Sagittaria, Vallisneria, Crassula, and Littorella. Initially, aquatic CAM was considered by some to be an oxymoron, but some aquatic species have been studied in sufficient detail to say definitively that they possess CAM photosynthesis. CO 2-concentrating mechanisms in photosynthetic organs require a barrier to leakage; e.g., terrestrial C 4 plants have suberized bundle sheath cells and terrestrial CAM plants high stomatal resistance. In aquatic CAM plants the primary barrier to CO 2 leakage is the extremely high difrusional resistance of water. This, coupled with the sink provided by extensive intercellular gas space, generates daytime CO 2(pi) comparable to terrestrial CAM plants. CAM contributes to the carbon budget by both net carbon gain and carbon recycling, and the magnitude of each is environmentally influenced. Aquatic CAM plants inhabit sites where photosynthesis is potentially limited by carbon. Many occupy moderately fertile shallow temporary pools that experience extreme diel fluctuations in carbon availability. CAM plants are able to take advantage of elevated nighttime CO2 levels in these habitats. This gives them a competitive advantage over non-CAM species that are carbon starved during the day and an advantage over species that expend energy in membrane transport of bicarbonate. Some aquatic CAM plants are distributed in highly infertile lakes, where extreme carbon limitation and light are important selective factors. Compilation of reports on diel changes in titratable acidity and malate show 69 out of 180 species have significant overnight accumulation, although evidence is presented discounting CAM in some. It is concluded that similar proportions of the aquatic and terrestrial floras have evolved CAM photosynthesis. Aquatic Isoëtes (Lycophyta) represent the oldest lineage of CAM plants and cladistic analysis supports an origin for CAM in seasonal wetlands, from which it has radiated into oligotrophic lakes and into terrestrial habitats. Temperate Zone terrestrial species share many characteristics with amphibious ancestors, which in their temporary terrestrial stage, produce functional stomata and switch from CAM to C 3. Many lacustrine Isoëtes have retained the phenotypic plasticity of amphibious species and can adapt to an aerial environment by development of stomata and switching to C 3. However, in some neotropical alpine species, adaptations to the lacustrine environment are genetically fixed and these constitutive species fail to produce stomata or loose CAM when artificially maintained in an aerial environment. It is hypothesized that neotropical lacustrine species may be more ancient in origin and have given rise to terrestrial species, which have retained most of the characteristics of their aquatic ancestry, including astomatous leaves, CAM and sediment-based carbon nutrition. 相似文献
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Abstract Ecological aspects of C3, C4 and CAM photosynthetic pathways. - Three different photosynthetic CO 2 fixation pathways are known to occur in higher plants. However all three pathways ultimately depend on the Calvin-Benson cycle for carbon reduction. The oxygenase activity of RuBP carboxilase is responsible for photorespiratory CO 2 release. Both C 4 and CAM pathways behave as a CO 2 concentrating mechanism which prevent photorespiration. The CO 2-concentrating mechanism in C 4 plants is based on intracellular symplastic transport of C 4 dicarboxylic acids from mesophyll-cells to the adjacent bundle-sheath cells. On the contrary in CAM plants the CO 2-concentrating mechanism is based on the intracellular transport of malic acid into and out of the vacuole. The C 4 photosynthetic pathway as compared to the C 3 pathway permits higher rates of CO 2 fixation in high light and high temperature environments at low costs in terms of water loss, given the stability of the photosynthetic apparatus under such conditions. CAM is interpreted as an adaptation to arid environments because it enables carbon assimilation to take place at very low water costs during the night when the evaporative demand is low. Nevertheless many aquatic species of Isoetes and some relatives are CAM, suggesting the adaptive role of CAM to environments which become depleted in CO 2. The photosynthetic carbon fixation pathway certainly contributes to the ecological success of plants in different environments. However the distribution of plants may also reflect their biological history. On the other hand plants with different photosynthetic pathways coexist in many communities and tend to share resources in time. In any case some generalizations are possible: C 4 plants enjoy an ecological advantage in hot, moist, high light regions while the majority of species in desert environments are C 3; CAM plants are more frequent in semiarid regions with seasonal rainfall, coastal fog deserts, and in epiphytic habitats in tropical rain forests. 相似文献
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The potential for Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) was investigated in the sandstone outcrop succulent Talinum calycinum in central Kansas. Field studies revealed CAM-like diurnal acid fluctuations in these plants. These fluctuations persisted under all moisture and temperature regimes in the laboratory. Despite this CAM-like acid metabolism, simultaneous gravimetric determinations of day- and nighttime transpiration rates indicated the presence of a C 3 gas exchange pattern. Subsequent analyses of diurnal CO 2 and H 2O exchange patterns under well-watered conditions and after 3, 5, and 7 days of drought confirmed these findings, though low rates of nocturnal CO 2 uptake were observed on the fifth night after continuous drought. Finally, the δ 13C/ 12C value of this succulent, −27.8‰, emphasizes the insignificance of any nocturnal CO 2 uptake in the lifelong accumulation of carbon in this species. Thus, it is proposed that T. calycinum is a C 3 plant with some CAM characteristics, including the ability to re-fix respiratory CO 2 at night under all moisture regimes, potentially resulting in a conservation of carbon, and occasionally to fix atmospheric CO 2 at night. These findings may prove to be common among rock outcrop succulents. 相似文献
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δ 13C values for freshwater aquatic plant matter varies from ?11 to ?50‰ and is not a clear indicator of photosynthetic pathway as in terrestrial plants. Several factors affect δ 13C of aquatic plant matter. These include: (1) The δ 13C signature of the source carbon has been observed to range from +1‰ for HCO 3? derived from limestone to ?30‰ for CO 2 derived from respiration. (2) Some plants assimilate HCO 3?, which is –7 to –11‰ less negative than CO 2. (3) C 3, C 4, and CAM photosynthetic pathways are present in aquatic plants. (4) Diffusional resistances are orders of magnitude greater in the aquatic environment than in the aerial environment. The greater viscosity of water acts to reduce mixing of the carbon pool in the boundary layer with that of the bulk solution. In effect, many aquatic plants draw from a finite carbon pool, and as in terrestrial plants growing in a closed system, biochemical discrimination is reduced. In standing water, this factor results in most aquatic plants having a δ 13C value similar to the source carbon. Using Farquhar's equation and other physiological data, it is possible to use δ 13C values to evaluate various parameters affecting photosynthesis, such as limitations imposed by CO 2 diffusion and carbon source. 相似文献
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Background and AimsElucidation of the mechanisms by which plants adapt to elevated CO 2 is needed; however, most studies of the mechanisms investigated the response of plants adapted to current atmospheric CO 2. The rapid respiration rate of cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum) fruits (bolls) produces a concentrated CO 2 microenvironment around the bolls and bracts. It has been observed that the intercellular CO 2 concentration of a whole fruit (bract and boll) ranges from 500 to 1300 µmol mol −1 depending on the irradiance, even in ambient air. Arguably, this CO 2 microenvironment has existed for at least 1·1 million years since the appearance of tetraploid cotton. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the mechanisms by which cotton bracts have adapted to elevated CO 2 will indicate how plants will adapt to future increased atmospheric CO 2 concentration. Specifically, it is hypothesized that with elevated CO 2 the capacity to regenerate ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) will increase relative to RuBP carboxylation. MethodsTo test this hypothesis, the morphological and physiological traits of bracts and leaves of cotton were measured, including stomatal density, gas exchange and protein contents. Key resultsCompared with leaves, bracts showed significantly lower stomatal conductance which resulted in a significantly higher water use efficiency. Both gas exchange and protein content showed a significantly greater RuBP regeneration/RuBP carboxylation capacity ratio ( Jmax/ Vcmax) in bracts than in leaves. ConclusionsThese results agree with the theoretical prediction that adaptation of photosynthesis to elevated CO 2 requires increased RuBP regeneration. Cotton bracts are readily available material for studying adaption to elevated CO 2. 相似文献
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Temperature effects on nocturnal carbon gain and nocturnal acid accumulation were studied in three species of plants exhibiting Crassulacean acid metabolism: Mamillaria woodsii, Opuntia vulgaris, and Kalanchoë daigremontiana. Under conditions of high soil moisture, nocturnal CO 2 gain and acid accumulation had temperature optima at 15 to 20°C. Between 5 and 15°C, uptake of atmospheric CO 2 largely accounted for acid accumulation. At higher tissue temperatures, acid accumulation exceeded net carbon gain indicating that acid synthesis was partly due to recycling of respiratory CO 2. When plants were kept in CO 2-free air, acid accumulation based on respiratory CO 2 was highest at 25 to 35°C. Net acid synthesis occurred up to 45°C, although the nocturnal carbon balance became largely negative above 25 to 35°C. Under conditions of water stress, net CO 2 exchange and nocturnal acid accumulation were reduced. Acid accumulation was proportionally more decreased at low than at high temperatures. Acid accumulation was either similar over the whole temperature range (5-45°C) or showed an optimum at high temperatures, although net carbon balance became very negative with increasing tissue temperatures. Conservation of carbon by recycling respiratory CO 2 was temperature dependent. At 30°C, about 80% of the dark respiratory CO 2 was conserved by dark CO 2 fixation, in both well irrigated and water stressed plants. 相似文献
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Background and AimsLow atmospheric CO 2 concentration depresses photosynthesis and resource use efficiency, and therefore can inhibit phases of the life cycle such as seedling establishment. Seed reserves can compensate for photosynthetic inhibition by accelerating seedling growth. We therefore hypothesize that seedlings arising from large seeds show less inhibition from low atmospheric CO 2 than young plants from small seeds. Seed size effects on seedling responses to low CO 2 may also be enhanced in warm environments, due to greater photorespiration at high temperature. Methods Phaseolus and Vigna seeds differing in mass by over two orders of magnitude were planted and grown for 14 d in growth chambers with CO 2 concentrations of 370, 180 or 100 ppm, in thermal regimes of 25 °C/19 °C, 30 °C/24 °C or 35 °C/29 °C (day/night). We measured leaf area expansion, shoot growth and mortality of the seedlings arising from the variously sized seeds at 14 days after planting (14 DAP). Key ResultsRelative to small-seeded plants, large-seeded genotypes produced greater leaf area and shoot mass at 14 DAP across the range of CO 2 treatments in the 25 °C/19 °C and 30 °C/24 °C regimes, and at 100 ppm in the 35 °C/29 °C treatment. The proportional decline in leaf area and seed mass with CO 2 reduction was generally greater for seedlings arising from small than from large seeds. Reductions in leaf area due to CO 2 reduction increased in the warmer temperature treatments. In the 35 °C/19 °C treatment at 100 ppm CO 2, seedling mortality was greater in small- than in large-seeded genotypes, and the small-seeded genotypes were unable to exit the seedling stage by the end of the experiment. ConclusionsThe results support a hypothesis that seedlings from large seeds grow and establish better than seedlings from small seeds in warm, low CO 2 environments. During low CO 2 episodes in Earth’s history, such as the past 30 million years, large seeds may have been favoured by natural selection in warm environments. With the recent rise in atmospheric CO 2 due to human activities, trade-offs between seed size and number may already be affected, such that seed size today may be non-optimal in their natural habitats. 相似文献
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Background and Aims Plants growing under elevated atmospheric CO 2 concentrations often have reduced stomatal conductance and subsequently increased leaf temperature. This study therefore tested the hypothesis that under long-term elevated CO 2 the temperature optima of photosynthetic processes will shift towards higher temperatures and the thermostability of the photosynthetic apparatus will increase.Methods The hypothesis was tested for saplings of broadleaved Fagus sylvatica and coniferous Picea abies exposed for 4–5 years to either ambient (AC; 385 µmol mol −1) or elevated (EC; 700 µmol mol −1) CO 2 concentrations. Temperature response curves of photosynthetic processes were determined by gas-exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence techniques.Key Results Initial assumptions of reduced light-saturated stomatal conductance and increased leaf temperatures for EC plants were confirmed. Temperature response curves revealed stimulation of light-saturated rates of CO 2 assimilation ( Amax) and a decline in photorespiration ( RL) as a result of EC within a wide temperature range. However, these effects were negligible or reduced at low and high temperatures. Higher temperature optima ( Topt) of Amax, Rubisco carboxylation rates ( VCmax) and RL were found for EC saplings compared with AC saplings. However, the shifts in Topt of Amax were instantaneous, and disappeared when measured at identical CO 2 concentrations. Higher values of Topt at elevated CO 2 were attributed particularly to reduced photorespiration and prevailing limitation of photosynthesis by ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) regeneration. Temperature response curves of fluorescence parameters suggested a negligible effect of EC on enhancement of thermostability of photosystem II photochemistry.Conclusions Elevated CO 2 instantaneously increases temperature optima of Amax due to reduced photorespiration and limitation of photosynthesis by RuBP regeneration. However, this increase disappears when plants are exposed to identical CO 2 concentrations. In addition, increased heat-stress tolerance of primary photochemistry in plants grown at elevated CO 2 is unlikely. The hypothesis that long-term cultivation at elevated CO 2 leads to acclimation of photosynthesis to higher temperatures is therefore rejected. Nevertheless, incorporating acclimation mechanisms into models simulating carbon flux between the atmosphere and vegetation is necessary. 相似文献
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Quillworts ( Isoëtes) represent highly specialized flora of softwater lakes, that is, freshwater ecosystems potentially sensitive to acidification. In this paper, we combine a review of previous studies and our new results to address unrecognized reproduction strategies of quillworts to overcome long‐term environmental stresses. These strategies play an important role in the plant''s ability to overcome atmospheric acidification of freshwaters, protecting the plants until their environment can recover. Environmental drivers of recovery of Isoëtes echinospora and I. lacustris were studied in two acidified lakes in the Bohemian Forest (Central Europe). Both populations survived more than 50 years of severe acidification, although they failed to recruit new sporelings. Their survival depended entirely on the resistance of long‐living adult plants because the quillworts do not grow clonally. During the past two decades, a renewal of I. echinospora population inhabiting Plešné Lake has been observed, while no such renewal of I. lacustris, dwelling in Černé Lake, was evident, despite similar changes in water composition occurring in both lakes undergoing advanced recovery from acidification. Our in vitro experiments revealed that the threshold acidity and toxic aluminium concentrations for sporeling survival and recruitment success differed between I. echinospora (pH ≤ 4.0 and ≥300 μg L −1 Al at pH 5) and I. lacustris (pH ≤ 5.0 and ≥100 μg L −1Al at pH 5). The higher sensitivity of I. lacustris to both stressors likely stems from its year‐long germination period and underlines the risk of exposure to chronic or episodic acidification in recovering lakes. By contrast, the shorter germination period of I. echinospora (2–3 months) enables its faster and deeper rooting, protecting this quillwort from periodic acidification during the next snowmelt. Our study brings novel insights into widely discussed environmental issues related to the long‐term degradation of softwater lakes, which represent important hotspots of pan‐European biodiversity and conservation efforts. 相似文献
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The diurnal variations in volume and in specific weight were determined for green stems and leaves of Crassulacen acid metabolism (CAM) plants. Volume changes were measured by a water displacement method. Diurnal variations occurred in the volume of green CAM tissues. Their volume increased early in the light period reaching a maximum about mid-day, then the volume decreased to a minimum near midnight. The maximum volume increase each day was about 2.7% of the total volume. Control leaves of C 3 and C 4 plants exhibited reverse diurnal volume changes of 0.2 to 0.4%. The hypothesis is presented and supported that green CAM tissues should exhibit a diurnal increase in volume due to the increase of internal gas pressure from CO 2 and O 2 when their stomata are closed. Conversely, the volume should decrease when the gas pressure is decreased. The second hypothesis presented and supported was that the specific weight (milligrams of dry weight per square centimeter of green surface area) of green CAM tissues should increase at night due to the net fixation of CO2. Green CAM tissues increased their specific weight at night in contrast to control C3 and C4 leaves which decreased their specific weight at night. With Kalanchoë daigremontiana leaves, the calculated increase in specific leaf weight at night based on estimates of carbohydrate available for net CO2 fixation was near 6% and the measured increase in specific leaf weight was 6%. Diurnal measurements of CAM tissue water content were neither coincident nor reciprocal with their diurnal patterns of either volume or specific weight changes. 相似文献
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Cell-free preparations of the Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plant, Kalanchoë daigremontiana, were analyzed for thioredoxins and ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase. Three distinct forms of thioredoxin were identified in Kalanchoë leaves, two of which specifically activated fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase (designated f1 and f2) and a third which activated NADP-malate dehydrogenase (thioredoxin m). The apparent molecular weight of both forms of thioredoxin f was 11,000 and that of thioredoxin m was 10,000. In parallel studies, ferredoxin and ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase were purified from Kalanchoë leaf preparations. Kalanchoë ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase was similar to that of C 3 and C 4 plants in molecular weight (31,000) and immunological cross-reactivity. Kalanchoë ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase exhibited an affinity for ferredoxin as demonstrated by its binding to an immobilized ferredoxin affinity column. The purified components of the Kalanchoë ferredoxin-thioredoxin system could be recombined to function in the photoregulation of chloroplast enzymes. The data suggest that the ferredoxin/thioredoxin system plays a role in enzyme regulation of all higher plants irrespective of whether they show C 3, C 4, or CAM photosynthesis. 相似文献
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Interactions between the terrestrial nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) cycles shape the response of ecosystems to global change. However, the global distribution of nitrogen availability and its importance in global biogeochemistry and biogeochemical interactions with the climate system remain uncertain. Based on projections of a terrestrial biosphere model scaling ecological understanding of nitrogen–carbon cycle interactions to global scales, anthropogenic nitrogen additions since 1860 are estimated to have enriched the terrestrial biosphere by 1.3 Pg N, supporting the sequestration of 11.2 Pg C. Over the same time period, CO 2 fertilization has increased terrestrial carbon storage by 134.0 Pg C, increasing the terrestrial nitrogen stock by 1.2 Pg N. In 2001–2010, terrestrial ecosystems sequestered an estimated total of 27 Tg N yr −1 (1.9 Pg C yr −1), of which 10 Tg N yr −1 (0.2 Pg C yr −1) are due to anthropogenic nitrogen deposition. Nitrogen availability already limits terrestrial carbon sequestration in the boreal and temperate zone, and will constrain future carbon sequestration in response to CO 2 fertilization (regionally by up to 70% compared with an estimate without considering nitrogen–carbon interactions). This reduced terrestrial carbon uptake will probably dominate the role of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle in the climate system, as it accelerates the accumulation of anthropogenic CO 2 in the atmosphere. However, increases of N 2O emissions owing to anthropogenic nitrogen and climate change (at a rate of approx. 0.5 Tg N yr −1 per 1°C degree climate warming) will add an important long-term climate forcing. 相似文献
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The level of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in the air can affect several traits in plants. Elevated atmospheric CO 2 (eCO 2) can enhance photosynthesis and increase plant productivity, including biomass, although there are inconsistencies regarding the effects of eCO 2 on the plant growth response. The compounding effects of ambient environmental conditions such as light intensity, photoperiod, water availability, and soil nutrient composition can affect the extent to which eCO 2 enhances plant productivity. This study aimed to investigate the growth response of Arabidopsis thaliana to eCO 2 (800 ppm) under short photoperiod (8/16 h, light/dark cycle). Here, we report an attenuated fertilization effect of eCO 2 on the shoot biomass of Arabidopsis plants grown under short photoperiod. The biomass of two-, three-, and four-week-old Arabidopsis plants was increased by 10%, 15%, and 28%, respectively, under eCO 2 compared to the ambient CO 2 (aCO 2, 400 ppm) i.e. control. However, the number of rosette leaves, rosette area, and shoot biomass were similar in mature plants under both CO 2 conditions, despite 40% higher photosynthesis in eCO 2 exposed plants. The levels of chlorophylls and carotenoids were similar in the fully expanded rosette leaves regardless of the level of CO 2. In conclusion, CO 2 enrichment moderately increased Arabidopsis shoot biomass at the juvenile stage, whereas the eCO 2-induced increment in shoot biomass was not apparent in mature plants. A shorter day-length can limit the source-to-sink resource allocation in a plant in age-dependent manner, hence diminishing the eCO 2 fertilization effect on the shoot biomass in Arabidopsis plants grown under short photoperiod. 相似文献
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Acetate oxidation in Italian rice field at 50 °C is achieved by uncultured syntrophic acetate oxidizers. As these bacteria are closely related to acetogens, they may potentially also be able to synthesize acetate chemolithoautotrophically. Labeling studies using exogenous H 2 (80%) and 13CO 2 (20%), indeed demonstrated production of acetate as almost exclusive primary product not only at 50 °C but also at 15 °C. Small amounts of formate, propionate and butyrate were also produced from 13CO 2. At 50 °C, acetate was first produced but later on consumed with formation of CH 4. Acetate was also produced in the absence of exogenous H 2 albeit to lower concentrations. The acetogenic bacteria and methanogenic archaea were targeted by stable isotope probing of ribosomal RNA (rRNA). Using quantitative PCR, 13C-labeled bacterial rRNA was detected after 20 days of incubation with 13CO 2. In the heavy fractions at 15 °C, terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism, cloning and sequencing of 16S rRNA showed that Clostridium cluster I and uncultured Peptococcaceae assimilated 13CO 2 in the presence and absence of exogenous H 2, respectively. A similar experiment showed that Thermoanaerobacteriaceae and Acidobacteriaceae were dominant in the 13C treatment at 50 °C. Assimilation of 13CO 2 into archaeal rRNA was detected at 15 °C and 50 °C, mostly into Methanocellales, Methanobacteriales and rice cluster III. Acetoclastic methanogenic archaea were not detected. The above results showed the potential for acetogenesis in the presence and absence of exogenous H 2 at both 15 °C and 50 °C. However, syntrophic acetate oxidizers seemed to be only active at 50 °C, while other bacterial groups were active at 15 °C. 相似文献
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Experiments were performed to test the hypothesis that succulents “shift” their method of photosynthetic metabolism in response to environmental change. Our data showed that there were at least three different responses of succulents to plant water status. When plant water status of Portulacaria afra (L.) Jacq. was lowered either by withholding water or by irrigating with 2% NaCl, a change from C 3-photosynthesis to Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) occurred. Fluctuation of titratable acidity and nocturnal CO 2 uptake was induced in the stressed plants. Stressed Peperomia obtusifolia A. Dietr. plants showed a change from C 3-photosynthesis to internal cycling of CO 2. Acid fluctuation commenced in response to stress but exogenous CO 2 uptake did not occur. Zygocactus truncatus Haworth plants showed a pattern of acid fluctuation and nocturnal CO 2 uptake typical of CAM even when well irrigated. The cacti converted from CAM to an internal CO 2 cycle similar to Peperomia when plants were water-stressed. Reverse phase gas exchange in succulents results in low water loss to carbon gain. Water is conserved and low levels of metabolic activity are maintained during drought periods by complete stomatal closure and continual fluctuation of organic acids. 相似文献
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Kalanchoë blossfeldiana Poelln. cv Hikan plants were grown hydroponically with nutrient solution containing 5 millimolar NO 3− (or NH 4+) for 1 to 2 months and then transferred to nutrient solution containing no nitrogen. CO 2 uptake at night, nocturnal increase in titratable acidity, and activity of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase increased after the transfer. Thus, transfer to nitrogen-deficient conditions stimulates Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM photosynthesis) in K. blossfeldiana. The importance of the plant nitrogen status (nitrogen-withdrawal status) for induction and stimulation of CAM photosynthesis is discussed. 相似文献
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) and sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase (SBPase) were identified and purified from the Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plant, Kalanchoë daigremontiana. FBPase and SBPase showed respective molecular weights of 180,000 and 76,000, and exhibited immunological cross-reactivity with their counterparts from chloroplasts of C 3 (spinach) and C 4 (corn) plants. Based on Western blot analysis, FBPase was composed of four identical 45,000-dalton subunits and SBPase of two identical 38,000-dalton subunits. Immunological evidence, together with physical properties, indicated that both enzymes were of chloroplast origin. Kalanchoë FBPase and SBPase could be activated by thioredoxin f reduced chemically by dithiothreitol or photochemically by a reconstituted Kalanchoë ferredoxin/thioredoxin system. Both enzymes were activated synergistically by reduced thioredoxin f and thier respective substrates. Kalanchoë FBPase could be partially activated by Mg2+ at concentrations greater than 10 millimolar; however, such activation was considerably less than that observed in the presence of reduced thioredoxin and Ca2+, especially in the pH range between 7.8 and 8.3. In contrast to FBPase, Kalanchoë SBPase exhibited an absolute requirement for a dithiol such as reduced thioredoxin irrespective of Mg2+ concentration. However, like FBPase, increased Mg2+ concentrations enhanced the thioredoxin-linked activation of this enzyme. In conjunction with these studies, an NADP-linked malate dehydrogenase (NADP-MDH) was identified in cell-free preparations of Kalanchoë leaves which required reduced thioredoxin m for activity. These results indicate that Kalanchoë FBPase, SBPase, and NADP-MDH share physical and regulatory properties with their equivalents in C3 and C4 plants. In contrast to previous evidence, all three enzymes appear to have the capacity to be photoregulated in chloroplasts of CAM plants, thereby providing a means for the functional segregation of glucan synthesis and degradation. 相似文献
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Increasing atmospheric CO 2 levels are driving changes in the seawater carbonate system, resulting in higher pCO 2 and reduced pH (ocean acidification). Many studies on marine organisms have focused on short-term physiological responses to increased pCO 2, and few on slow-growing polar organisms with a relative low adaptation potential. In order to recognize the consequences of climate change in biological systems, acclimation and adaptation to new environments are crucial to address. In this study, physiological responses to long-term acclimation (194 days, approx. 60 asexual generations) of three pCO 2 levels (280, 390 and 960 µatm) were investigated in the psychrophilic sea ice diatom Nitzschia lecointei. After 147 days, a small reduction in growth was detected at 960 µatm pCO 2. Previous short-term experiments have failed to detect altered growth in N. lecointei at high pCO 2, which illustrates the importance of experimental duration in studies of climate change. In addition, carbon metabolism was significantly affected by the long-term treatments, resulting in higher cellular release of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). In turn, the release of labile organic carbon stimulated bacterial productivity in this system. We conclude that long-term acclimation to ocean acidification is important for N. lecointei and that carbon overconsumption and DOC exudation may increase in a high-CO 2 world. 相似文献
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Most organisms inhabiting earth feed directly or indirectly on the products synthesized by the reaction of photosynthesis,
which at the current atmospheric CO 2 levels operates only at two thirds of its peak efficiency. Restricting the photorespiratory loss of carbon and thereby improving
the efficiency of photosynthesis is seen by many as a good option to enhance productivity of food crops. Research during last
half a century has shown that several plant species developed CO 2-concentrating mechanism (CCM) to restrict photorespiration under lower concentration of available CO 2. CCMs are now known to be operative in several terrestrial and aquatic plants, ranging from most advanced higher plants to
algae, cyanobacteria and diatoms. Plants with C 4 pathway of photosynthesis (where four-carbon compound is the first product of photosynthesis) or crassulacean acid metabolism
(CAM) may consistently operate CCM. Some plants however can undergo a shift in photosynthetic metabolism only with change
in environmental variables. More recently, a shift in plant photosynthetic metabolism is reported at high altitude where improved
efficiency of CO 2 uptake is related to the recapture of photorespiratory loss of carbon. Of the divergent CO 2 assimilation strategies operative in different oraganisms, the capacity to recapture photorespiratory CO 2 could be an important approach to develop plants with efficient photosynthetic capacity. 相似文献
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