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Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH E.C. 1.4.1.2.4), glutamine synthetase (GS E.C. 6.3.1.2) and glutamate synthase (glutamine oxoglutarate amino transferase, GOGAT E.C. 2.6.1.53) activities, protein and organic nitrogen contents and growth of roots and shoots of maize seedlings raised in dark at 25±2°C in half strength Hoagland’s solution containing different ammonium salts as source of nitrogen, were determined to assess the contribution of alternate pathways in ammonium assimilation. Ammonium nitrate or in some cases ammonium chloride appeared to be the best source for both root and shoot growth and for increase in protein, total nitrogen and the enzymes of ammonium assimilation. In roots, NH4-nitrogen appeared to be assimilated by both GDH as well as GS-GOGAT pathways specially in the dark grown seedlings, while in shoots it was primarily by GS-GOGAT pathway.  相似文献   

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The effect of NH4+ addition to NO3?-growing cells of the non-N2-fixing cyanobacterium Phormidium laminosum (Agardh) Gomont (strain OH-1-pCl1) on photo-synthetic and respiratory electron transport as well as on the intracellular levels of amino acids and some organic acids was studied. Addition of ammonium to nitrate-growing cells resulted in substantial increases in the pool size of most amino acids and a transient decrease in the pool size of organic acids. The high demand for organic acids was partially overcome by degradation of stored carbohydrates, more than by newly fixed carbon, as indicated by the large stimulation of the respiration rate upon ammonium addition. Following ammonium addition, the photosynthetic yield of the in vivo noncyclic electron transport decreased, and the sensitivity of photosystem II to photodamage increased. Results indicate that cells balance their photosynthetic and respiratory activities depending on nitrogen availability and point to an important involvement of respiration in providing energy for ammonium assimilation until adaptation of bioenergetic processes to the new nitrogen source is complete.  相似文献   

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Past research strongly indicates the importance of amino acids in the N economy of the Arctic tundra, but little is known about the seasonal dynamics of amino acids in tundra soils. We repeatedly sampled soils from tussock, shrub, and wet sedge tundra communities in the summers of 2000 and 2001 and extracted them with water (H2O) and potassium sulfate (K2SO4) to determine the seasonal dynamics of soil amino acids, ammonium (NH4+), nitrate (NO3), dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and phosphate (PO42–). In the H2O extractions mean concentrations of total free amino acids (TFAA) were higher than NH4+ in all soils but shrub. TFAA and NH4+ were highest in wet sedge and tussock soils and lowest in shrub soil. The most predominant amino acids were alanine, arginine, glycine, serine, and threonine. None of the highest amino acids were significantly different than NH4+ in any soil but shrub, in which NH4+ was significantly higher than all of the highest individual amino acids. Mean NO3 concentrations were not significantly different from mean TFAA and NH4+ concentrations in any soil but tussock, where NO3 was significantly higher than NH4+. In all soils amino acid and NH4+ concentrations dropped to barely detectable levels in the middle of July, suggesting intense competition for N at the height of the growing season. In all soils but tussock, amino acid and NH4+ concentrations rebounded in August as the end of the Arctic growing season approached and plant N demand decreased. This pattern suggests that low N concentrations in tundra soils at the height of the growing season are likely the result of an increase in soil N uptake associated with the peak in plant growth, either directly by roots or indirectly by microbes fueled by increased root C inputs in mid-July. As N availability decreased in July, PO42– concentrations in the K2SO4 extractions increased dramatically in all soils but shrub, where there was a comparable increase in PO42– later in the growing season. Previous research suggests that these increases in PO42– concentrations are due to the mineralization of organic phosphorus by phosphatase enzymes associated with soil microbes and plant roots, and that they may have been caused by an increase in organic P availability.  相似文献   

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Original extracts from an unpublished 1958 experiment conducted by the late Stanley L. Miller were recently found and analyzed using modern state-of-the-art analytical methods. The extracts were produced by the action of an electric discharge on a mixture of methane (CH4), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), ammonia (NH3), and carbon dioxide (CO2). Racemic methionine was formed in significant yields, together with other sulfur-bearing organic compounds. The formation of methionine and other compounds from a model prebiotic atmosphere that contained H2S suggests that this type of synthesis is robust under reducing conditions, which may have existed either in the global primitive atmosphere or in localized volcanic environments on the early Earth. The presence of a wide array of sulfur-containing organic compounds produced by the decomposition of methionine and cysteine indicates that in addition to abiotic synthetic processes, degradation of organic compounds on the primordial Earth could have been important in diversifying the inventory of molecules of biochemical significance not readily formed from other abiotic reactions, or derived from extraterrestrial delivery.  相似文献   

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Phosphorus-nitrogen compounds characterized by the direct P?N bond, represented by trimeric and tetrameric phosphorus nitridoamide—[PN(NH2)2]3–4, phosphorus oxytriamide—PO(NH2)3 and ammonium diamidophosphate—NH4PO2(NH2)2, were applied as fertilizers in a vessel experiment with barley and their agrochemical effectiveness was compared with that of ammonium phosphate—(NH4)2HPO4. The results obtained indicate that the above compounds are of nutritive value for plants.  相似文献   

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以野生型拟南芥(WT)及其生长素和乙烯不敏感型突变体(aux1-7、axr1-3、etr1-1和etr1-3)为实验材料,采用固体培养法研究了高浓度硝酸铵对根毛发育的影响,以揭示其调控根毛发育的机制。结果表明:(1)随着外源硝酸铵浓度的逐渐增加,拟南芥根毛伸长受阻,产生大量的分叉根毛。(2)高浓度硝酸铵条件下,外源活性氧或活性氧产生抑制剂二苯基氯化碘(DPI)的添加能抑制高浓度硝酸铵诱导的分叉根毛产生。(3)高浓度硝酸铵条件下,外源生长素或乙烯合成前体物质1-氨基-环丙烷-1-羧酸(ACC)处理能恢复根毛的正常生长,解除高浓度硝酸铵诱导根毛分叉现象。(4)高浓度硝酸铵条件下,外源生长素处理乙烯不敏感型突变体或ACC处理生长素不敏感型突变体均能抑制突变体分叉根毛的形成。研究表明,活性氧、生长素和乙烯都参与了高浓度硝酸铵对根毛发育的过程调控;在硝酸铵诱导的根毛分叉中生长素和乙烯存在相互作用,在缺乏生长素信号通路时,乙烯能够发挥补充作用抑制分叉根毛的产生;在缺乏乙烯信号通路时,生长素也可以弥补缺失乙烯的作用抑制根毛的分叉,但是需要更高浓度的生长素才能充分抑制分叉根毛的产生。  相似文献   

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The effects of methionine sulfoximine and ammonium chloride on [14C] glutamate metabolism in excised leaves of Triticum aestivum were investigated. Glutamine was the principal product derived from [U14C]glutamate in the light and in the absence of inhibitor or NH4Cl. Other amino acids, organic acids, sugars, sugar phosphates, and CO2 became slightly radioactive. Ammonium chloride (10 mm) increased formation of [14C] glutamine, aspartate, citrate, and malate but decreased incorporation into 2-oxoglutarate, alanine, and 14CO2. Methionine sulfoximine (1 mm) suppressed glutamine synthesis, caused NH3 to accumulate, increased metabolism of the added radioactive glutamate, decreased tissue levels of glutamate, and decreased incorporation of radioactivity into other amino acids. Methionine sulfoximine also caused most of the 14C from [U-14C]glutamate to be incorporated into malate and succinate, whereas most of the 14C from [1-14C]glutamate was metabolized to CO2 and sugar phosphates. Thus, formation of radioactive organic acids in the presence of methionine sulfoximine does not take place indirectly through “dark” fixation of CO2 released by degradation of glutamate when ammonia assimilation is blocked. When illuminated leaves supplied with [U-14C] glutamate without inhibitor or NH4Cl were transferred to darkness, there was increased metabolism of the glutamate to glutamine, aspartate, succinate, malate, and 14CO2. Darkening had little effect on the labeling pattern in leaves treated with methionine sulfoximine.  相似文献   

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Acetylene-reducing activity of detached pea nodules was determined by submerging the nodules in buffer solution [tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane-hydrochloride, pH 7.4] containing 100 mM sodium succinate and incubating under a gas phase of 90% O2 and 10% C2H2. The nitrogenase activity was 4 to 8 μmol of C2H4 formed per g of nodule fresh weight per h and remained constant for at least 4 h. Addition of NH4Cl to the buffer solution (at a concentration of 10 mM or more) resulted in a significant decrease of nitrogenase activity, which was more pronounced at higher concentrations of ammonium chloride. The inhibition of nitrogenase activity by NH4Cl was reversible; when the NH4Cl-containing buffer solution was replaced by buffer without NH4Cl, the original activity was partly restored. Treatment of the nodules with NH4Cl had almost no effect on the amount of nitrogenase, as measured by the acetylene-reducing activity of ethyl-enediaminetetraacetate-toluene-treated bacteroid suspensions. The effect of NH4Cl was largely eliminated by simultaneous addition of 10 mM methionine sulfoximine to the assay solution. This suggests that the assimilation of ammonium ions by glutamine synthetase controls the functioning of nitrogenase activity in the nodules. However, no effect of glutamine, glutamate, or aspartate on the acetylene reduction by detached nodules could be detected.  相似文献   

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Fungal is a physiological trail and its understanding in the assimilation with the transfer of carbon (C) cum nitrogen (N) or (C/N) to orchid-seedlings have not been determined. Labelled stable isotopes 13C and 15N were used to plan the flow of C and N between orchid plants and mycorrhizal connotations in-terms of bulk transfer for C/N. This study attends to comprehend the mechanism, supporting mycorrhizal fungi which influences on orchid-seedling growth. Determined integration and transfer of C/N from amino acids (AA), ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) and sugar for orchid-plant may lead to understand these mechanisms. This current study tries to estimate the importance of organic compounds as a source for C/N over the inorganic-NH4NO3. Generally, after begging of germination and when it is found to be associated to the nutrient resource, organic compound enhance the biomass accumulation of two orchid species. AA significantly increase the mass of 13C assimilated by two species. With amino acids the concentration of 13C in two species was greater than with NH4NO3 and sugar. At another phase, amount of 15N content shoots was a higher value in Anacamptis laxiflora shoots assimilated substantially additional of 15N with NH4NO3 plus sugar compared with ammonium nitrate only. This study showed that two terrestrial orchids species are reliant on organic compounds as a source of carbon and nitrogen more than inorganic compounds.  相似文献   

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Acid-base regulation during ammonium assimilation in Hydrodictyon africanum   总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0  
Abstract The acid-base balance during ammonium (used to mean NH 4+ and/or NH3) assimilation in Hydrodictyon africanum has been measured on cells growing with about 1 mol m?3 ammonium at an external pH of about 6.5. Measurements made included (1) ash alkalinity (corrected for intracellular ammonium) which yields net organic negative charge, (2) the accumulation of organic N in the cells and (3) the change in extracellular H+ (from the pH change and the buffer capacity). These measurements showed that some 0.25 excess organic negative charge (half in the cell wall, half inside the plasmalemma) accumulates per organic N synthesized, while some 1.25H+ accumulate in the medium per organic N synthesized. Granted a permeability (PNH3) of some 10?3 cm s?1, and a finite [NH3] in the cytoplasm of these N-assimilating cells it is likely that most of the ammonium entering these growing cells is as NH 4+. This means that most of the H + appearing in the medium must have originated from inside the cell and have been subjected to active efflux at the plasmalemma: H+ accumulates in the medium equivalent to any NH3 entry by requilibration from exogenous NH 4+. The cell composition (net organic negative charge, organic N content) is very similar in these ammonium-grown cells to that of NO3+grown cells, suggesting that there is no action of a ‘biochemical pH stat’ during longterm assimilation of NO3+in H. africanum. Short-term experiments were carried out at an external pH of 7.2 in which ammonium at various concentrations were supplied to NO3+-grown cells. There was in all cases a rapid influx followed by a slower uptake; at least at the lower concentrations (less than 100 μmol dm?3) the net influx was all attributable to NH4+influx via a uniporter, probably partly short-circuited by a passive NH3 efflux due to intrinsic membrane permeability to NH3. The net ammonium influx was in all cases associated with H+ accumulation in the medium. (1.3-1.7 H + per ammonium taken up); as in the growth experiments, most of the ammonium taken up was assimilated. Determinations of cytoplasmic pH showed either no effect on, or a slight decrease in, pH during ammonium assimilation; the changes that occurred were in the direction expected for actuating a ‘pH-regulating’ change in H+ fluxes.  相似文献   

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Scott EE  Rothstein DE 《Oecologia》2011,167(2):547-557
The relationship between inorganic nitrogen (N) cycling and plant productivity is well established. However, recent research has demonstrated the ability of plants to take up low molecular weight organic N compounds (i.e., amino acids) at rates that often rival those of inorganic N forms. In this study, we hypothesize that temperate forest tree species characteristic of low-fertility habitats will prefer amino acids over species characteristic of high-fertility habitats. We measured the uptake of 15N-labeled amino acids (glycine, glutamine, arginine, serine), ammonium (NH4 +), and nitrate (NO3 ) by four tree species that commonly occur in eastern North America, where their abundances have been correlated with inorganic N availability. Specific uptake rates of amino acids were largely similar for all tree species; however, high-fertility species took up NH4 + at rates more than double those of low-fertility species, rendering amino acid N relatively more important to the N nutrition of low-fertility species. Low-fertility species acquired over four times more total N from arginine compared to NH4 + and NO3 ; high-fertility species acquired the most N from NH4 +. Arginine had the highest uptake rates of any amino acid by all species; there were no significant differences in uptake rates of the remaining amino acids. Our results support the idea that the dominant species in a particular habitat are those best able to utilize the most available N resources.  相似文献   

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The action of an electric discharge on reduced gas mixtures such as H2O, CH4 and NH3 (or N2) results in the production of several biologically important organic compounds including amino acids. However, it is now generally held that the early Earth’s atmosphere was likely not reducing, but was dominated by N2 and CO2. The synthesis of organic compounds by the action of electric discharges on neutral gas mixtures has been shown to be much less efficient. We show here that contrary to previous reports, significant amounts of amino acids are produced from neutral gas mixtures. The low yields previously reported appear to be the outcome of oxidation of the organic compounds during hydrolytic workup by nitrite and nitrate produced in the reactions. The yield of amino acids is greatly increased when oxidation inhibitors, such as ferrous iron, are added prior to hydrolysis. Organic synthesis from neutral atmospheres may have depended on the oceanic availability of oxidation inhibitors as well as on the nature of the primitive atmosphere itself. The results reported here suggest that endogenous synthesis from neutral atmospheres may be more important than previously thought. Stanley L. Miller died May 20, 2007.  相似文献   

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Ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) from Nitrosomonas europaea catalyzes the oxidation of ammonia to hydroxylamine and has been shown to oxidize a variety of halogenated and nonhalogenated hydrocarbons. As part of a program focused upon extending these observations to natural systems, a study was conducted to examine the influence of soil upon the cooxidative abilities of N. europaea. Small quantities of Willamette silt loam (organic carbon content, 1.8%; cation-exchange capacity, 15 cmol/kg of soil) were suspended with N. europaea cells in a soil-slurry-type reaction mixture. The oxidations of ammonia and three different hydrocarbons (ethylene, chloroethane, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane) were compared to results for controls in which no soil was added. The soil significantly inhibited nitrite production from 10 mM ammonium by N. europaea. Inhibition resulted from a combination of ammonium adsorption onto soil colloids and the exchangeable acidity of the soil lowering the pH of the reaction mixture. These phenomena resulted in a substantial drop in the concentration of NH4+ in solution (10 to 4.5 mM) and, depending upon the pH, in a reduction in the amount of available NH3 to concentrations (8 to 80 μM) similar to the Ks value of AMO for NH3 (~29 μM). At a fixed initial pH (7.8), the presence of soil also modified the rates of oxidation of ethylene and chloroethane and changed the concentrations at which their maximal rates of oxidation occurred. The modifying effects of soil on nitrite production and on the cooxidation of ethylene and chloroethane could be circumvented by raising the ammonium concentration in the reaction mixture from 10 to 50 mM. Soil had virtually no effect on the oxidation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane.  相似文献   

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The influence of the source of inorganic nitrogen (KNO3, (NH4)2SO4 and NH4NO3) and its concentration (5, 10, 20 and 30 mM N) on total N incorporation, as well as on N distribution into different fractions (amminiacal, amino, amide and protein) and on free amino acid levels has been determined in grape vine explants cultured in vitro.Increasing concentrations of the nitrogen source resulted in increased total N content in tissues. This effect was small for KNO3, higher for (NH4)2SO4 and maximal for NH4NO3. In addition, nitrate promoted an increase in amino-N only, whereas ammonium increased both the ammoniacal-N and the amino-N fractions. Incorporation of N into amide-N and protein-N were not affected significantly by the N sources tested.The application of increasing quantities of N enhanced the accumulation of most free amino acids, especially arginine, alanine and proline, but to different extents, depending on both the N source and its concentration. The combination of ammonium and nitrate resulted in a higher accumulation of amino acids than that observed with either one of the two forms alone.  相似文献   

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As the race toward higher efficiency for inorganic/organic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is becoming highly competitive, a design scheme to maximize carrier transport toward higher power efficiency has been urgently demanded. In this study, a hidden role of A‐site cations of PSCs in carrier transport, which has been largely neglected is unraveled, i.e., tuning the Fröhlich electron–phonon (e–ph) coupling of longitudinal optical (LO) phonon by A‐site cations. The key for steering Fröhlich polaron is to control the interaction strength and the number of proton (or lithium) coordination to halide ions. The coordination to I? alleviates electron–phonon scattering by either decreasing the Born effective charge or absorbing the LO motion of I. This novel principle discloses low electron–phonon coupling in several promising organic cations including hydroxyl–ammonium cation (NH3OH+), hydrazinium cation (NH3NH2+) and possibly Li+ solvating methylamine (Li+???NH2CH3), on a par with methyl–ammonium cations. A new perspective on the role of A‐site cations could help in improving power efficiency and accelerating the application of PSCs.  相似文献   

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Plants from four cultivars of Lycopersicon esculentum were grown under different conditions, in controlled environment chambers. Low light intensity, long photoperiod (16 h), 25° C/17°C temperature alternance (day/night) were found to be the most convenient conditions for obtaining viable protoplasts. The use of myo-inositol as an osmoticum in the digestion medium and the adjustment of the pH to 6.5, instead of the usual 5.8, for this medium increased the yield of viable protoplasts and enhanced their stability. Under these conditions neither pretreatment (dark and cold treatments), nor preplasmolysis of leaf tissues, were required before protoplast isolation. The concentrations of ammonium nitrate, calcium chloride, myo-inositol, and sucrose were found to be critical for the success of protoplast culture. A medium containing 5 mM ammonium nitrate, 40 mM calcium chloride, 10 mg l-1 adenine sulfate, 0.5% myo-inositol and 6% sucrose gave sustained protoplast divisions. Under these conditions, plating efficiency ranged from 5% for the cultivar Lukulus to 15% for the cultivar Golden Sunrise.Abbreviations BA benzylaminopurine - CaCl2 calcium chloride, 2,4,-D-2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - EDTA ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid - KCl potassium chloride - MES-2-N morpholino ethane sulfonic acid - MgCl2 magnesium chloride - NH4NO3 ammonium nitrate - NAA naphthalene acetic acid, p-protoplasts  相似文献   

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The influence of built urban infrastructure on stream chemistry was quantified throughout the drainage network of the tropical Río Piedras watershed, San Juan metropolitan area, Puerto Rico. Urbanization and failing domestic wastewater infrastructure appeared to drive changes in surface water chemistry throughout the watershed. Mean baseflow concentrations of chloride (Cl), ammonium (NH4), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), and phosphate (PO4) all increased with urban infrastructure, while nitrate (NO3) and dissolved oxygen (DO) decreased. These patterns in stream chemistry suggest that sewage effluent from failing or illegally connected sewer pipes has a major impact on surface water quality. Concentrations of Cl, DO, and NH4 in stream water were most strongly related to sewer pipe volume, demonstrating the tight connection between urban infrastructure and stream chemistry. The loading and transformation of NO3 and NH4 were modeled along the river network and NH4 loading rates from the landscape were strongly related to urban infrastructure, whereas NO3 loading rates showed only weak relationships, highlighting the importance for incorporating NH4 dynamics into river network models in urban environments. Water quality appears to be severely impacted by sewage in this tropical basin, despite large investments in built infrastructure. The high temperatures in the Río Piedras exacerbate water quality problems by reducing saturation DO levels in streams, and intense rainstorms tax the ability of built infrastructure to adequately manage overland flows. These problems are likely typical of much of the urbanized humid tropics.  相似文献   

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Ammonium is assimilated in algae by the glutamine synthetase (GS)–glutamine:2‐oxoglutarate aminotransferase pathway. In addition to the assimilation of external ammonium taken up across the cell membrane, an alga may have to reassimilate ammonium derived from endogenous sources (i.e. nitrate reduction, photorespiration, and amino acid degradation). Methionine sulfoximine (MSX), an irreversible inhibitor of GS, completely inhibited GS activity in Ulva intestinalis L. after 12 h. However, assimilation of externally derived ammonium was completely inhibited after only 1–2 h in the presence of MSX and was followed by production of endogenous ammonium. However, endogenous ammonium production in U. intestinalis represented only a mean of 4% of total assimilation attributable to GS. The internally controlled rate of ammonium uptake (Vi) was almost completely inhibited in the presence of MSX, suggesting that Vi is a measure of the maximum rate of ammonium assimilation. After complete inhibition of ammonium assimilation in the presence of MSX, the initial or surge (Vs) rate of ammonium uptake in the presence of 400 μM ammonium chloride decreased by only 17%. However, the amount that the rate of ammonium uptake decreased by was very similar to the uninhibited rate of ammonium assimilation. In addition, the decrease in the rate of ammonium uptake in darkness (in the absence of MSX) in the presence of 400 μM ammonium chloride matched the decrease in the rate of ammonium assimilation. However, in the presence of 10 μM ammonium chloride, MSX completely inhibited ammonium assimilation but had no effect on the rate of uptake.  相似文献   

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Seedlings of Ricinus communis L. cultivated in quartz sand weresupplied with a nutrient solution containing either 1 mol m–3NO3 or 1 mol m–3 NH+4 as the nitrogen source. Duringthe period between 41 and 51 d after sowing, the flows of N,C and inorganic ions between root and shoot were modelled andexpressed on a fresh weight basis. Plant growth was clearlyinhibited in the presence of NH+4. In the xylem sap the majornitrogenous solutes were nitrate (74%) or glutamine (78%) innitrate or ammonium-fed plants, respectively. The pattern ofamino acids was not markedly influenced by nitrogen nutrition;glutamine was the dominant compound in both cases. NH+4 wasnot transported in significant amounts in both treatments. Inthe phloem, nitrogen was transported almost exclusively in organicform, glutamine being the dominant nitrogenous solute, but theN-source affected the amino acids transported. Uptake of nitrogenand carbon per unit fresh weight was only slightly decreasedby ammonium. The partitioning of nitrogen was independent ofthe form of N-nutrition, although the flow of nitrogen and carbonin the phloem was enhanced in ammonium-fed plants. Cation uptakerates were halved in the presence of ammonium and lower quantitiesof K+, Na+ and Ca2+ but not of Mg2+ were transported to theshoot. As NH+4 was balanced by a 30-fold increase in chloride in thesolution, chloride uptake was increased 6-fold under ammoniumnutrition. We concluded that ammonium was predominantly assimilated inthe root. Nitrate reduction and assimilation occurred in bothshoot and root. The assimilation of ammonium in roots of ammonium-fedplants was associated with a higher respiration rate. Key words: Ricinus communis, nitrogen nutrition (nitrate/ammonium), phloem, xylem, transport, partitioning, nitrogen, carbon, potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, chloride  相似文献   

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