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Membrane inlet mass spectrometry indicated massive light-dependent cycling of inorganic carbon between the medium and the cells of various phytoplankton species representing the main groups of aquatic primary producers. These included diatoms, symbiotic and free living dinoflagellates, a coccolithophorid, a green alga and filamentous and single cell cyanobacteria. These organisms could maintain an ambient CO2 concentration substantially above or below that expected at chemical equilibrium with HCO3 . The coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyishifted from net CO2 uptake to net CO2 efflux with rising light intensity. Differing responses of CO2 uptake and CO2 fixation to changing light intensity supported the notion that these two processes are not compulsorily linked. Simultaneous measurements of CO2 and O2 exchange and of the fluorescence parameters in Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7942, showed that CO2 uptake can serve as a sensitive probe of the energy status of the photosynthetic reaction centers. However, during transitions in light intensity, changes in CO2 uptake did not accord with those expected from fluorescence change. Quantification of the net fluxes of CO2, HCO3 and of photosynthesis at steady-state revealed that substantial HCO3 efflux accompanied CO2 uptake and fixation in the case of `CO2 users'. On the other hand, `HCO3 users' were characterized by a rate of net CO2 uptake below that of CO2 fixation. The results support the notion that entities associated with the CCM function not only in raising the CO2 concentration at the site of Rubisco; they may also serve as a means of diminishing photodynamic damage by dissipating excess light energy. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

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This minireview focuses on the mechanism of inorganic carbon uptake in cyanobacteria and in particular the two CO2-uptake systems and two bicarbonate transporters recently identified in Synechocycstis PCC 6803, and their presence in other cyanobacterial strains. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

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Abstract. The uptake and accumulation of inorganic carbon has been investigated in Chlorella ellipsoidea cells grown at acid or alkaline pH. Carbonic anhydrase (CA) was detected in ceil extracts but not in intact cells and CA activity in acid-grown cells was considerably less than that in alkali-grown cells. Both cell types demonstrates low K1/2 (CO2) values in the range pH 7.0–8.0 and these were unaffected by O2 concentration. The CO2 compensation concentrations of acid- and alkali-grown cells suspended in aqueous media were not significantly different in the range of pH 6.0–8.0, but at pH 5.0, the CO2 compensation concentrations of acid-grown cells (57.4cm3 m−3) were lower than those of alkali-grown cells (79.2cm3 m−3). The rate of photo-synthetic O2 evolution in the range pH 7.5–8.0 exceeded the calculated rate of CO2 supply two- to three-fold, in both acid- and alkali-grown cells, indicating that HCO3 was taken up by the cells. Accumulation of inorganic carbon was measured at pH 7.5 by silicone-oil centri-fugation, and the concentration of unfixed inorganic carbon was found to be 5.1 mol m−3 in acid-grown and 6.4mol m−3 in alkali-grown cells. These concentrations were 4.6- and 5.9-fold greater than in the external medium. These results indicate that photorespiration is suppressed in both acid- and alkali-grown cells by an intracellular accumulation of inorganic carbon due, in part, to an active uptake of bicarbonate.  相似文献   

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In the cyanobacterium Synechococcus UTEX 625, the extent of expression of carboxysomes appeared dependent on the level of inorganic carbon (CO2+HCO inf3 sup- ) in the growth medium. In cells grown under 5% CO2 and in those bubbled with air, carboxysomes were present in low numbers (<2 · longitudinal section-1) and were distributed in an apparently random manner throughout the centroplasm. In contrast, cells grown in standing culture and those bubbled with 30 l CO2 · 1-1 possessed many carboxysomes (>8 · longitudinal section-1). Moreover, carboxysomes in these cells were usually positioned near the cell periphery, aligned along the interface between the centroplasm and the photosynthetic thylakoids. This arrangement of carboxysomes coincided with the full induction of the HCO inf3 sup- transport system that is involved in concentrating inorganic carbon within the cells for subsequent use in photosynthesis. Immunolocalization studies indicate that the Calvin cycle enzyme ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase was predominantly carboxysome-localized, regardless of the inorganic carbon concentration of the growth medium, while phosphoribulokinase was confined to the thylakoid region. It is postulated that the peripheral arrangement of carboxysomes may provide for more efficient photosynthetic utilization of the internal inorganic carbon pool in cells from cultures where carbon resources are limiting.Abbreviations Chl chlorophyll - DIC dissolved inorganic carbon (CO2+HCO inf3 sup- +CO inf3 sup2- ) - PRK phosphoribulokinase - RuBP ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate - Rubisco LS large subunit of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase  相似文献   

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Understanding of the influences of root-zone CO2 concentration on nitrogen (N) metabolism is limited. The influences of root-zone CO2 concentration on growth, N uptake, N metabolism and the partitioning of root assimilated 14C were determined in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). Root, but not leaf, nitrate reductase activity was increased in plants supplied with increased root-zone CO2. Root phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity was lower with NO3(-)- than with NH4(+)-nutrition, and in the latter, was also suppressed by increased root-zone CO2. Increased growth rate in NO3(-)-fed plants with elevated root-zone CO2 concentrations was associated with transfer of root-derived organic acids to the shoot and conversion to carbohydrates. With NH4(+)-fed plants, growth and total N were not altered by elevated root-zone CO2 concentrations, although 14C partitioning to amino acid synthesis was increased. Effects of root-zone CO2 concentration on N uptake and metabolism over longer periods (> 1 d) were probably limited by feedback inhibition. Root-derived organic acids contributed to the carbon budget of the leaves through decarboxylation of the organic acids and photosynthetic refixation of released CO2.  相似文献   

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Mass spectromelry has been used to investigate the uptake of CO2 by two marine diatoms, Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Cyclotella sp. The time course of CO2 formation in the dark after addition of 100 mmol m?3 dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) to cell suspensions showed that external carbonic anhydrase (CA) was not present in cells of P. tricornutum but was present in Cyclotella sp. In the absence of external CA, or when it was inhibited by 5 mmol m?3 acetazolamide, cells of both species preincubated with 100 mmol m?3 DIG rapidly depleted almost all of the free CO2 (3·2mmol m?31 at pH7·5) from the suspending medium within seconds of illumination and prior to the onset of steady-state photosynthesis. Addition of bovine CA quickly restored the HCO3?–CO2 equilibrium in the medium, indicating that the initial depletion of CO2 resulted from the selective uptake of CO2 rather than uptake of all DIG species. Transfer of cells to the dark caused a rapid increase in the CO2 concentration in the medium, largely as a result of the efflux of unfixed inorganic carbon from the cells. The measured CO2 uptake rates for both species accounted for 50% of the total DIG uptake at HCO3?–CO2 equilibrium, indicating that HCOHCO3? was also being taken up. These results indicate that both Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Cyclotella sp. have the capacity to transport CO2 actively against concentration and pH gradients.  相似文献   

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Phosphorus-deficient spinach plants were grown by transferring them to nutrient solutions without PO4. Photosynthetic rates were measured at a range of intercellular CO2 partial pressures from 50–500 bar and then the leaves were freeze-clamped in situ to measure ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco) activity and metabolite concentrations. Compared with control leaves, deficient leaves had significantly lower photosynthetic rates, percentage activation of Rubisco, and amounts of ribulose bisphosphate and 3-phosphoglycerate at all CO2 partial pressures. After feeding 10 mM PO4 to the petioles of detached deficient leaves, all these measurements increased within 2 hours. At atmospheric CO2 partial pressure the photosynthetic rate was stimulated in 19 mbar O2 compared with 200 mbar. At higher CO2 partial pressures this stimulation was less but the percentage stimulation in deficient leaves was no different from controls in either CO2 partial pressure. It was concluded that phosphorus deficiency affects both Rubisco activity and the capacity for ribulose bisphosphate regeneration, and possible causes are discussed.Abbreviations A CO2 assimilation rate - Ci intercellular CO2 partial pressure - PGA 3-phosphoglycerate - RuP2 ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate - Rubisco RuP2 carboxylase/oxygenase  相似文献   

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Some physiological characteristics of photosynthetic inorganic carbon uptake have been examined in the marine diatoms Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Cyclotella sp. Both species demonstrated a high affinity for inorganic carbon in photosynthesis at pH7.5, having K1/2(CO2) in the range 1.0 to 4.0mmol m?3 and O2? and temperature-insensitive CO2 compensation concentrations in the range 10.8 to 17.6 cm3 m?3. Intracellular accumulation of inorganic carbon was found to occur in the light; at an external pH of 7.5 the concentration in P. tricornutum was twice, and that in Cyclotella 3.5 times, the concentration in the suspending medium. Carbonic anhydrase (CA) was detected in intact Cyclotella cells but not in P. tricornutum, although internal CA was detected in both species. The rates of photosynthesis at pH 8.0 of P. tricornutum cells and Cyclotella cells treated with 0.1 mol m?3 acetazolamide, a CA inhibitor, were 1.5- to 5-fold the rate of CO2 supply, indicating that both species have the capacity to take up HCO3? as a source of substrate for photosynthesis. No Na+ dependence for HCO3? could be detected in either species. These results indicate that these two marine diatoms have the capacity to accumulate inorganic carbon in the light as a consequence, in part, of the active uptake of bicarbonate.  相似文献   

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Iinvestigated controls of stream dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) sources andcycling along a stream size and productivity gradient in a temperate forestedwatershed in northern California. Dissolved CO2 (CO2(aq))dynamics in heavily shaded streams contrasted strongly with those of larger,open canopied sites. In streams with canopy cover > 97%, CO2 (aq)was highest during baseflow periods (up to 540 M) and wasnegatively related to discharge. Effects of algal photosynthesis on CO2(aq) were minimal and stream CO2 (aq) was primarily controlledby groundwater CO2 (aq) inputs and degassing losses to theatmosphere. In contrast to the small streams, CO2 (aq) in larger,open-canopied streams was often below atmospheric levels at midday duringbaseflow and was positively related to discharge. Here, stream CO2(aq) was strongly influenced by the balance between autotrophic andheterotrophic processes. Dynamics of HCO3 werelesscomplex. HCO3 and Ca2+ were positivelycorrelated, negatively related to discharge, and showed no pattern with streamsize. Stable carbon isotope ratios of DIC (i.e. 13C DIC)increased with stream size and discharge, indicating contrasting sources of DICto streams and rivers. During summer baseflows, 13C DIC were13C-depleted in the smallest streams (minimum of–17.7) due to the influence of CO2 (aq) derived frommicrobialrespiration and HCO3 derived from carbonateweathering. 13C DIC were higher (up to –6.6)inthe larger streams and rivers due to invasion of atmospheric CO2enhanced by algal CO2 (aq) uptake. While small streams wereinfluenced by groundwater inputs, patterns in CO2 (aq) and evidencefrom stable isotopes demonstrate the strong influence of stream metabolism andCO2 exchange with the atmosphere on stream and river carbon cycles.  相似文献   

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Carbonic anhydrase (CA) induction has been studied in three marine green algae under acidic (pH 4.5) or alkaline (pH 8.0) conditions. An inhibition of the induction of the external CA in acidic conditions, similar to that observed in some freshwater green algae, could be observed in only Chlorella saccharophila. In the two other species, Chlorococcum littorale and Stichococcus bacillaris, no significant difference in CA induction was found under two pH conditions. The exact function of the external CA of C. saccharophila remains unclear, since cells grown under acidic conditions (under which this enzyme is repressed) possess the same abilities to use inorganic carbon (Ci) as alkaline‐grown cells. Internal pH values were not modified by the pH of the medium used to cultivate C. saccharophila. Regardless of the growth conditions, activities related to carbon fixation, that is, photosynthetic oxygen evolution, Ci uptake and assimilation were enhanced when the measurements were performed at acidic pH. This indicates that this marine alga is able to use CO2 more efficiently than HCO3?. No evidence could be found for a specific Ci uptake and assimilation system in the acid‐grown cells.  相似文献   

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A high CO2-requiring mutant of Synechocystis PCC6803 (G3) capable of Ci transport but unable to utilize the intracellular Ci pool for photosynthesis was constructed. A DNA clone of 6.1 kbp that transforms the G3 mutant to the wild-type phenotype was isolated from a Synechocystis PCC6803 genomic library. Complementation test with subclones allocated the mutation site within a DNA fragment of 674 bp nucleotides. Sequencing analysis of the mutation region elucidated an open reading frame encoding a 534 amino-acid protein with a significant sequence homology to the protein coded by the ccmN gene of Synechococcus PCC7942. The ccmM-like gene product of Synechocystis PCC6803 contains four internal repeats with a week similarity to the rbcS gene product. An open reading frame homologous to the ccmN gene of Synechococcus PCC7942 was found downstream to the ccmM-like gene. As opposed to the Synechococcus PCC7942 ccmM and ccmN genes located 2 kbp upstream to, and oriented in the same direction as, the rbc operon, the ccm-like genes in Synechocystis PCC6803 are not located within 22 kbp upstream to the rbcL gene of the Rubisco operon. Thus, despite the resemblance in clustering of the ccmM and ccmN genes in both cyanobacterial species, the difference in their genomic location relative to the rbc genes demonstrates variability in structural organization of the genes involved in inorganic carbon acquisition.Abbreviations CCM CO2-concentrating mechanism - Ci inorganic carbon - HCR high CO2-requiring - kbp kilobase pair - ORF open reading frame - Rubisco ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase gene - SSC sodium chloride and sodium citrate - WT wild-type  相似文献   

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The effect of photon flux density on inorganic carbon accumulation and photosynthetic CO2 assimilation was determined by CO2 exchange studies at three, limiting CO2 concentrations with a ca-1 mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardiii. This mutant accumulates a large internal inorganic carbon pool in the light which apparently is unavailable for photosynthetic assimilation. Although steady-state photosynthetic CO2 assimilation did not respond to the varying photon flux densities because of CO2 limitation, components of inorganic-carbon accumulation were not clearly light saturated even at 1100 mol photons m-2 s-1, indicating a substantial energy requirement for inorganic carbon transport and accumulation. Steady-state photosynthetic CO2 assimilation responded to external CO2 concentrations but not to changing internal inorganic carbon concentrations, confirming that diffusion of CO2 into the cells supplies most of the CO2 for photosynthetic assimilation and that the internal inorganic carbon pool is essentially unavailable for photosynthetic assimilation. The estimated concentration of the internal inorganic carbon pool was found to be relatively insensitive to the external CO2 concentration over the small range tested, as would be expected if the concentration of this pool is limited by the internal to external inorganic carbon gradient. An attempt to use this CO2 exchange method to determine whether inorganic carbon accumulation and photosynthetic CO2 assimilation compete for energy at low photon flux densities proved inconclusive.  相似文献   

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Carbonic anhydrase (CA) is the most effective CO2 hydratase catalyst, but the poor storage stability and repeatability of CA limit its development. Therefore, CA was immobilized on the epoxy magnetic composite microspheres to enhance the CO2 absorption into N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) aqueous solution in this work. In the presence of immobilized CA, the CO2 absorption rate of MDEA solution (10?wt%) (0.63?mmol·min?1) was greatly improved by almost 40%, and their reaction equilibrium time was shortened from 150?min to 90?min compared with that into MDEA solution. The results indicated that the absorption of CO2 into MDEA solution had been significantly enhanced by using CA. After the 7th reuse recycle, the activity of the immobilized CA was still closed to its initial value at 313.15?K. Moreover, enzyme catalytic kinetics of immobilized CA was investigated using the p-nitrophenyl acetate (p-NPA) as substrate. The values of Michaelis–Menten constant (Km) and the maximum velocity (Vmax) of the immobilized CA were calculated to be 27.61?mmol/L and 20.14?×?10?3?mmol·min?1·mL?1, respectively. Besides, the kinetics of CO2 reaction into MDEA with or without CA were also compared. The results showed that CO2 absorption into CA/MDEA aqueous solution obeyed the pseudo first order regime and the second order kinetics rate constant (k2) was calculated to be 929?m3·kmol?1·s?1, which was twice higher than that of MDEA aqueous solution without immobilized CA (k2=414 m3·kmol?1·s?1) at 313.15?K.  相似文献   

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Over the past 10 years it has become clear that cyanobacteria and microalgae possess mechanisms for actively acquiring inorganic carbon from the external medium and are able to use this to elevate the CO2 concentration around the active site of the primary photosynthetic carboxylating enzyme, ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (Rubisco). This results in a vastly enhanced photosynthetic affinity for inorganic carbon (Ci) and improved photosynthetic efficiency. The CO2 concentrating mechanism is dependent on the existence of membrane bound Ci transport systems, and a microenvironment within the cell where the accumulated Ci can be used to elevate CO2 at the site of Rubisco. Evidence presented in this review suggests that in cyanobacteria this is achieved by the packaging of Rubisco and carbonic anhydrase (CA) into discrete structures, which are termed carboxysomes. Analogous structures in microalgae, termed pyrenoids, may perform a similar function. The recovery and analysis of high-CO2-requiring mutants has greatly advanced our understanding of the mechanisms and genes underlying these systems, especially in cyanobacteria, and this review places particular emphasis on the contribution made by molecular genetic approaches.  相似文献   

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Photosynthetic14CO2 assimilation, ribulose 1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase (RuBPC), phosphoenol pyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) and dry matter (DM) production were examined in wheat under varying levels and forms of nitrogen.14CO2 assimilation increased gradually after germination reaching a peak value at anthesis, followed by a sharp decline. A similar pattern was observed for both the carboxylases, RuBPC and PEPC activities. Increase in nitrogen levels, in general, brought about a significant increase over the control (zero-nitrogen) in14CO2 assimilation, RuBPC, PEPC activities and DM production. There were no significant differences in RuBPC activity and14CO2 assimilation with respect to the forms of nitrogen. Significantly higher PEPC activity and DM was observed in plants supplied with nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N), as compared to those supplied with ammonium-nitrogen (NH4-N). The significance of PEPC activity in C3 photosynthesis is discussed in relation to DM distribution.  相似文献   

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The organization of carbonic anhydrase (CA) system in halo- and alkaliphilic cyanobacterium Rhabdoderma lineare was studied by Western blot analysis and immunocytochemical electron microscopy. The presence of putative extracellular α-CA of 60 kDa in the glycocalyx, forming a tight sheath around the cell, and of two intracellular β-CA is reported. We show for the first time that the β-CA of 60 kDa is expressed constitutively and associated with polypeptides of photosystem II (β-CA-PS II). Another soluble β-CA of 25 kDa was induced in low-bicarbonate medium. Induction of synthesis of the latter β-CA was accompanied by an increase in the intracellular pool of inorganic carbon, which suggests an important role of this enzyme in the functioning of a CO2-concentrating mechanism.  相似文献   

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