硫对成熟期烤烟叶绿素荧光参数的影响

通通过液培试验,研究了硫浓度(0.01-32 mmol/L)对成熟期烤烟叶片叶绿素含量和叶绿素荧光参数的影响。结果表明,成熟期烤烟叶绿素a和叶绿素b含量随硫浓度的升高而逐渐增加,但各处理差异未达到显著水平。在2-32 mmol/L处理之间,烤烟叶片的有效量子产量（EQY）、最大量子产量（Fv/Fm）、光合电子传递速率（ETR）随硫浓度增加而降低,非光化学猝灭（NPQ）、非光化学过程中的基本量子产量（Fo/Fm）、PSⅡ水裂解端失活程度（Fo/Fv）和PSⅡ反应中心关闭程度（1-qP）随硫浓度增加而升高,2 mmol/L处理的质体醌库（Fv/2）低于4 mmol/L处理外,但其它处理的均随硫浓度升高而降低。0.01 mmol/L处理烤烟叶片的EQY、Fv/Fm和ETR低于2-8 mmol/L处理,但高于16 mmol/L和32 mmol/L处理,其NPQ、Fo/Fm、Fo/Fv和1-qP变化趋势则与之相反;0.01 mmol/L处理的Fv/2低于4 mmol/L处理的,但高于2 mmol/L及8-32 mmol/L处理;低硫处理烤烟EQY、Fv/Fm和ETR的降低可能不是由Fv/2引起的,而是由于1-qP升高引起的。但16 mmol/L和32 mmol/L处理Fv/Fm 、ETR、EQY降低可能是1-qP与 Fv/2共同作用的结果。     

缺硫对脐橙叶片光合特性和叶绿素荧光参数的影响

采用营养液培养的方法,对缺硫脐橙叶片的光合特性进行了研究。结果表明,在缺硫情况下,脐橙叶片的净光合速率(Pn)、光呼吸速率(Pr)、光合色素含量、可溶性蛋白质含量、初始荧光(Fo)、光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、最大荧光(Fm)和电子传递速率(ETR)显著下降,而光呼吸/光合比(Pr/Pn)显著升高。缺硫脐橙植株的光合能力降低,可能是叶绿体发育不全或特性功能蛋白含量不足所致。     

硫对烟草叶片光合特性和叶绿素荧光参数的影响

通过液培试验,测定了不同硫营养水平(0～32 mmol/L)下烟草叶片的叶绿素含量、气体交换参数和叶绿素荧光参数.结果表明,随着硫浓度的升高,烟草叶片的Chl.a、Chl.b、总Chl的含量和Chl.a/b逐渐增加;类胡萝卜素呈先下降后升高的趋势;烟草叶片的净光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、气孔导度(Gs)、胞间CO2浓度(Ci)下降显著,气孔限制值(Ls)明显升高,这表明高硫对烟草叶片的气体交换参数影响较大.随着硫浓度的升高,烟草叶片光合有效量子产量(EQY)、光合电子传递速率(ETR)、光化学淬灭(qP)都表现为先升高后降低,一般是4 mmol/L和8 mmol/L处理相对较高,浓度超过8 mmol/L以后,以上参数显著下降.非光化学淬灭(NPQ) 0,16 mmol/L和32 mmol/L处理表现相对较高,2、4、8 mmol/L处理的相对较低,2～8 mmol/L浓度的处理最适宜烟草的生长,高硫或低硫都会导致烟草EQY、ETR、qP降低和NPQ的升高.     

遮荫对8种红树植物幼苗叶片叶绿素荧光参数的影响

为探讨红树植物光适应的生理生态机制,通过遮荫控制试验对无瓣海桑(Sonneratia apetala)、秋茄(Kandelia candel)、木榄(Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)、桐花树(Aegiceras corniculatum)、老鼠簕(Acanthus ilicifolius)、卤蕨(Acrostichum aureum)、银叶树(Heritiera littoralis)、黄槿(Hibiscus tiliaceus)等8种红树植物的1 a生幼苗在不同生长光强(自然光强的100%、45%、30%、10%)下的叶绿素荧光参数进行了研究。结果表明,8种红树植物在遮荫后光系统II最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)和光系统II实际光化学效率(ΦPSII)总体呈上升趋势,而电子传递速率(ETR)则显著下降。无瓣海桑、秋茄、桐花树、银叶树和黄槿在全光照下表现出比其他3种植物更高的Fv/Fm,同时桐花树和银叶树的ΦPSII和ETR也显著高于木榄、老鼠簕和卤蕨。因此,无瓣海桑、秋茄、桐花树、银叶树和黄槿在高光辐射下具有更高的光能利用率,同时桐花树和银叶树能更好地利用高光并耗散过剩光能...     

基于叶绿素荧光参数的小麦叶片叶绿素相对含量估算方法

叶绿素含量是植物学和农业相关研究领域常用的生理指标.叶绿素含量和叶片光合功能密切相关,但是现有的叶绿素含量的测定方法无法实现叶绿素含量和光合功能的同步测定和关联分析.为解决该问题,本研究通过测定35个小麦品种旗叶的SPAD值和叶绿素荧光诱导动力学曲线,分别使用不同时间的快速叶绿素荧光动力学曲线的荧光值,以及33个常用荧...     

干旱胁迫对丹参叶片气体交换和叶绿素荧光参数的影响

研究了干旱处理15d后,大叶型丹参和小叶型丹参2个品种幼苗气体交换和叶绿素荧光参数的变化.结果表明:在干旱胁迫15d后,大叶型丹参叶片净光合速率(Pn)和PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)分别下降了66.42%和10.98%,而小叶型丹参的Pn和Fv/Fm分别下降了29.32%和5.47%,干旱胁迫对大叶型丹参Pn和Fv/Fm的影响明显大于小叶型丹参.小叶型丹参Pn下降主要由气孔因素造成,而大叶型则主要由非气孔因素所致.干旱胁迫使丹参叶片的气孔导度(Gs)下降,但明显诱导了水分利用效率(WUE)、非光化学猝灭系数(qN)和光呼吸速率与净光合速率比率(Pr/Pn)的增加,以提高干旱胁迫抗性.其中小叶型丹参的增幅明显大于大叶型丹参.表明小叶型丹参的抗干旱胁迫能力更强.     

盐胁迫对鸡爪槭幼苗生长及其叶绿素荧光参数的影响

以鸡爪槭幼苗为材料,采用盆栽方法,研究了不同盐浓度[0.042%(对照)、0.2%、0.4%和0.6%]对鸡爪槭幼苗生长的伤害和叶绿素荧光参数的影响。结果显示:当土壤NaCl含量为0.2%、0.4%和0.6%时,鸡爪槭幼苗分别表现为轻度、中度和重度盐害;叶片含水量、叶绿素a和b及叶绿素总含量均随盐浓度的增加而显著下降,花色素苷含量则表现为随盐浓度的增大而显著上升,分别比对照高出48.7%、280.3%和382.7%;叶片叶绿素荧光参数PSⅡ潜在活性(Fv/Fo)、潜在量子效率(Fv/Fm)、光化学量子产量(Yield)、光合电子传递速率(ETR)、实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)和光化学猝灭系数(qP)均随着盐浓度的增大呈显著下降趋势,但非光化学猝灭系数(NPQ)在低盐胁迫时则较对照显著提高,0.2%NaCl处理时比对照显著增加33.3%,而高盐胁迫下则显著下降。研究表明,盐胁迫显著抑制了鸡爪槭幼苗叶片叶绿素合成和光合作用进行,而幼苗叶片在低盐胁迫下则可能通过增加PSⅡ反应中心非辐射热能量耗散来保护光合机构不受损害,从而表现出一定的耐盐胁迫能力。     

低温胁迫对水稻幼苗不同叶龄叶片叶绿素荧光特性的影响

以‘蜀恢162’(‘Shuhui 162’)、‘糯89-1’(‘Nuo 89-1’)、‘蜀恢162/糯89-1’(‘Shuhui 162/Nuo 89-1’)、‘奇妙香’(‘Qimiaoxiang’)和早黄矮(‘Zaohuang’ai’)5个水稻(Oryza sativa L.)品种(系)为研究对象,采用叶绿素荧光成像系统研究了低温(4℃)胁迫对水稻3叶期幼苗不同叶龄叶片叶绿素荧光特性的影响。结果表明:经低温胁迫处理后,5个水稻品种(系)幼苗3个叶龄叶片的各叶绿素荧光参数变化有明显差异,其中第一叶的各项参数均降至0。经低温处理后5个水稻品种(系)幼苗3片叶片的PSⅡ最大光化学量子产量(Fv/Fm)均明显小于对照(25℃),其中第一叶的降低幅度最大、第三叶最小。经低温胁迫处理后,5个水稻品种(系)幼苗第三叶的非光化学淬灭系数(qN)均显著大于对照,耐冷性品种‘糯89-1’幼苗第二叶的qN较对照显著增大,而其他水稻品种(系)幼苗第二叶的qN均显著小于对照;‘糯89-1’幼苗第二叶的光化学淬灭系数(qP)较对照略有增大,第三叶的qP显著大于对照;‘早黄矮’幼苗第三叶的qP也大于对照但差异不显著,而其余水稻品种(系)幼苗第二叶和第三叶的qP均显著小于对照。经低温胁迫后5个水稻品种(系)幼苗3片叶片的PSⅡ最大相对电子传递速率(rETRmax)和半饱和光强(Ik)均显著小于对照;除‘糯89-1’幼苗第三叶外,5个水稻品种(系)幼苗3片叶片的快速光响应曲线初始斜率(α)也均显著小于对照,总体上第一叶的rETRmax、Ik和α下降幅度最大、第三叶最小。研究结果揭示:受低温胁迫后,叶片自身生理差异是导致水稻幼苗不同叶龄叶片受伤害程度不同的主要因素。     

NaCl胁迫对5个树种幼苗叶片叶绿素荧光参数的影响

采用温室盆栽方法,研究了不同质量浓度(1、2和3 g·L-1)NaCl胁迫对香椿[Toona sinensis (A. Juss. ) Roem. ]、刺槐(Robinia pseudoacacia L. )、楸树(Catalpa bungei C. A. Mey. )、北美红栎(Quercus rubra L. )和常绿白蜡(Fraxinus griffithii Clarke)1年生实生苗叶片叶绿素荧光参数的影响.结果表明,5个树种的PSⅡ最大光能转换效率(Fv/Fm)、稳态荧光参数(Fs)、PSⅡ有效光化学量子效率(F′ v/F′ m)、PSⅡ非循环光合电子传递速率(ETR)和PSⅡ实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)总体上均随NaCl质量浓度的提高而逐渐减小,不同处理间及不同树种间各参数均有极显著差异(P<0.01).常绿白蜡的Fv/Fm值在2或3 g·L-1NaCl胁迫条件下显著小于对照,刺槐、香椿和楸树的Fv/Fm值仅在3 g·L-1NaCl胁迫条件下显著小于对照,而北美红栎各处理组的Fv/Fm值均显著小于对照.随NaCl质量浓度的提高,刺槐的Fs值呈先减小后增大的趋势,且在3 g·L-1NaCl胁迫条件下高于对照,但差异不显著;其他4个树种各处理组的Fs值均小于对照.5个树种幼苗叶片的F′ v/F′ m值和ΦPSⅡ值的变化趋势与Fv/Fm值的变化趋势基本一致.随NaCl质量浓度的提高,香椿幼苗叶片的ETR值呈先减小后增大的趋势,且在3 g·L-1NaCl胁迫条件下高于对照;其他4个树种各处理组的ETR值均小于对照.不同树种的Fv/Fm值、Fs值、F′ v/F′ m值、ETR值和ΦPSⅡ值与NaCl质量浓度均呈极显著的负相关关系.研究结果显示,5个树种对NaCl胁迫的适应能力存在差异,刺槐、香椿和楸树对NaCl胁迫的耐性较强,常绿白蜡的耐性较弱,北美红栎对NaCl胁迫最敏感.     

高温对北高丛蓝莓叶片气体交换及叶绿素荧光参数的影响

以2年生北高丛蓝莓(Vaccinium corymbosum L.)3个优良品种"蓝丰"、"公爵"和"布里吉塔"的苗木为实验材料,利用人工气候箱控制生长温度,探讨不同温度处理对北高丛蓝莓叶片气体交换和叶绿素荧光参数的影响。结果表明:随着温度升高,3个品种叶片的净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(G_s)、蒸腾速率(T_r)和水分利用效率(WUE)均先升高后降低,最大值随品种的不同而发生变化;3个品种的细胞间CO_2浓度(C_i)均一致性地呈现相反的变化趋势,30和35℃高温使Ci降低,而40℃高温又导致了Ci升高;相对电导率和叶绿素荧光参数F_v/F_m的测定结果表明,30和35℃高温对北高丛蓝莓叶片结构和功能的影响非常有限,40℃高温却导致其细胞膜结构的破坏;40℃高温对光系统Ⅱ反应中心及其电子传递链的结构造成了不可逆的严重损伤;不同北高丛蓝莓品种的抗高温能力存在很大差异,"布里吉塔"最强,"蓝丰"次之,"公爵"最弱。研究结果有助于深入理解温度对北高丛蓝莓产生影响的潜在机理,为蓝莓耐高温品种选育和引种工作提供理论依据。     

深圳7种园林植物叶绿素荧光特性及其对大气SO2浓度的响应

叶绿素荧光信号能快速灵敏地反映植物生理状态及其与环境的关系,是一种理想光系统探针。测定了深圳市7种园林植物叶片的叶绿素荧光参数和叶绿素含量,并对这些生理参数与大气污染物SO₂的相关性进行了分析。结果表明,7种植物叶片的叶绿素含量具有明显的种间差别,生境的差别远小于种间差别。所测定的7种园林植物的F_v/F_m相差不大,平均为0.78,低于理想条件下的最大值,说明存在一定的生长胁迫。叶绿素荧光的光化学淬灭qP的种间差别不明显。非光化学猝灭系数qN的种类差别较大,白兰Michelia alba和短穗鱼尾葵Caryota mitis具有较高的非光化学淬灭能力,说明这两个种具有一定的光保护能力。7种植物中,白兰的ΦpsⅡ要明显地较低于其它植物。深圳大气污染对城区植物的生理生化特性尚未构成不良影响,在深圳市区的环境中,短穗鱼尾葵、勒杜鹃Bougainvillea spectabilis和阴香Cinnamomum burmanii的叶绿素荧光参数可以作为大气污染物的指示指标;大红花Hibiscus rosa-sinensis、九里香Murraga paniculata、白兰和黄叶假连翘Duranta cv Golden Leaves具有相对较高抗污染物的能力。植物的叶绿素荧光参数也在一定程度上受到叶绿素的影响,阴香、短穗鱼尾葵、大红花和九里香的部分叶绿素荧光参数与植物叶片叶绿素含量呈正相关。     

CO2 fixation and chlorophyll a fluorescence in leaves of Ramonda serbica during a dehydration-rehydration cycle

Changes in CO(2) photo-assimilation and PSII photochemical efficiency in Ramonda serbica leaves during a dehydration-rehydration cycle were examined. The rate of CO(2) photo-assimilation was greatly reduced during dehydration, but recovery was complete with rehydration when the relative water content of leaves reached values similar to those of well-hydrated, control leaves. The results showed that the response of R. serbica leaves to severe water stress involves two different mechanisms. In the first, CO(2) assimilation is limited by stomata closure that creates an excess proton concentration in the lumen and activates non-photochemical quenching. This plays an important role in the mechanism of photoprotection by dissipation of excitation energy. When dehydration became severe and leaf RWC reached very low values, the electron transport rate (ETR) decreased markedly, while the capacity for regulatory mechanisms such as q(NP) (non-photochemical quenching) was greatly reduced. For severely dehydrated leaves of R. serbica, it appears that reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation is better prevented by mechanisms that quench chlorophyll triplet formation via lutein.     

The fast and slow kinetics of chlorophyll a fluorescence induction in plants, algae and cyanobacteria: a viewpoint

The light-induced/dark-reversible changes in the chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence of photosynthetic cells and membranes in the μs-to-several min time window (fluorescence induction, FI; or Kautsky transient) reflect quantum yield changes (quenching/de-quenching) as well as changes in the number of Chls a in photosystem II (PS II; state transitions). Both relate to excitation trapping in PS II and the ensuing photosynthetic electron transport (PSET), and to secondary PSET effects, such as ion translocation across thylakoid membranes and filling or depletion of post-PS II and post-PS I pools of metabolites. In addition, high actinic light doses may depress Chl a fluorescence irreversibly (photoinhibitory lowering; q(I)). FI has been studied quite extensively in plants an algae (less so in cyanobacteria) as it affords a low resolution panoramic view of the photosynthesis process. Total FI comprises two transients, a fast initial (OPS; for Origin, Peak, Steady state) and a second slower transient (SMT; for Steady state, Maximum, Terminal state), whose details are characteristically different in eukaryotic (plants and algae) and prokaryotic (cyanobacteria) oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. In the former, maximal fluorescence output occurs at peak P, with peak M lying much lower or being absent, in which case the PSMT phases are replaced by a monotonous PT fluorescence decay. In contrast, in phycobilisome (PBS)-containing cyanobacteria maximal fluorescence occurs at M which lies much higher than peak P. It will be argued that this difference is caused by a fluorescence lowering trend (state 1 → 2 transition) that dominates the FI pattern of plants and algae, and correspondingly by a fluorescence increasing trend (state 2 → 1 transition) that dominates the FI of PBS-containing cyanobacteria. Characteristically, however, the FI pattern of the PBS-minus cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina resembles the FI patterns of algae and plants and not of the PBS-containing cyanobacteria.     

The relationship between non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence and the rate of photosystem 2 photochemistry in leaves

It has been suggested previously that non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence is associated with a decrease in the rate of photosystem 2 (PS 2) photochemistry. In this study analyses of fluorescence yield changes, induced by flashes in leaves exhibiting different amounts of non-photochemical quenching of fluorescence, are made to determine the effect of non-photochemical excitation energy quenching processes on the rate of PS 2 photochemistry. It is demonstrated that both the high-energy state and the more slowly relaxing components of non-photochemical quenching reduce the rate of PS 2 photochemistry. Flash dosage response curves for fluorescence yield show that non-photochemical quenching processes effectively decrease the relative effective absorption cross-section for PS 2 photochemistry. It is suggested that non-photochemical quenching processes exert an effect on the rate of PS 2 photochemistry by increasing the dissipation of excitation energy by non-radiative processes in the pigment matrices of PS 2, which consequently results in a decrease in the efficiency of delivery of excitation energy for PS 2 photochemistry.     

Change of Sulfur Content in the Bark and Its Application in Monitoring the Air SO2 Pollution in Winter

The sulfur content in different parts of the twig the same year is different, i.e. leaf bark wood. Variation exists in different tree species in seasons and appears to be in positive retation with atmospheric SO2 concentration. The bark of hibernal twig of the deciduous leaves possesses significant capacity of sulfur absorption which is interrelated with the total opening of lenticelle and is also influenced by the surface structure of stems as well. This paper presents a regression equation and a calculation chart for monitoring SO2 pollution by sulfur content detected in the bark in winter at some regions in Shenyang. The results are in concert with those determinated by the physical-chemical methods.     

Changes in chlorophyll fluorescence and chlorophyll content in suppressed Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] in response to release cutting

Summary In order to study physiological strain caused by release cutting, suppressed Norway spruce on mesic and moist sites was completely released from overstory birch, or 500 birches per hectare were left as a shelter. The treatments were conducted in late June in 1988 and in 1989. The spruce's reaction to the environmental change was monitored by measurements of fast chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics and analysis of chlorophyll content. This was done before treatment, 1 week after treatment, 2 months after treatment, and twice during the following growth period. Complete release resulted in a more pronounced decrease in the ratio of variable fluorescence to maximal fluorescence (F_v/F_m) than partial release. There was also a tendency for the build-up of chlorophyll content in needles to be more affected when the spruce was completely released. Released spruces on moist sites tended to be more affected by the release than released spruces on mesic sites. The results suggest that in this kind of stand the risk of damage to the spruces is greatest when the spruces are completely released on moist sites. Furthermore, it is shown that the weather conditions prevailing shortly before and after the release have a large influence on the spruce's reaction to the release. The results also indicate some adjustment to the new environment in mature needles.     

Photon yield of O2 evolution and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics at 77 K among vascular plants of diverse origins

Photon yields of oxygen evolution at saturating CO₂ were determined for 44 species of vascular plants, representing widely diverse taxa, habitats, life forms and growth conditions. The photonyield values on the basis of absorbed light ( ^a) were remarkably constant among plants possessing the same pathway of photosynthetic CO₂ fixation, provided the plants had not been subjected to environmental stress. The mean ^a value ±SE for 37 C₃ species was 0.106±0.001 O₂·photon^-1. The five C₄ species exhibited lower photon yields and greater variation than the C₃ species ( ^a=0.0692±0.004). The ^a values for the two Crassulaceanacid-metabolism species were similar to those of C₃ species. Leaf chlorophyll content had little influence on ^a over the range found in normal, healthy leaves. Chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics at 77 K were determined for the same leaves as used for the photon-yield measurements. Considerable variation in fluorescence emission both at 692 nm and at 734 nm, was found 1) among the different species; 2) between the upper and lower surfaces of the same leaves; and 3) between sun and shade leaves of the same species. By contrast, the ratio of variable to maximum fluorescence emission at 692 nm (F_v/F_M, 692) remained remarkably constant (The mean value for the C₃ species was 0.832±0.004). High-light treatments of shade leaves resulted in a reduction in both ^a and the F_v/F_M, 692 ratio. The extent of the reductions increased with time of exposure to bright light. A linear relationship was obtained when ^a was plotted against F_v/F_M, 692. The results show that determinations of the photon yield of O₂ evolution and the F_v/F_M, 692 ratio can serve as excellent quantitative measures of photoinhibition of overall photosynthetic energy-conversion system and of photochemistry of photosystem II, respectively. This is especially valuable in field work where it is often impossible to obtain appropriate controls.Abbreviations and symbols CAM Crassulacean acid metabolism - PFD photon flux density (photon fluence rate) - PSI, PSII photosystem I, II - F_o, F_M, F_v instantaneous, maximum, variable fluorescence emission - absorptance - ^a photon yield (absorbed light) - ⁱ photon yield (incident light) C.I.W.-D.P.B. Publication No. 923     

Mycorrhizal impact on drought stress tolerance of rose plants probed by chlorophyll a fluorescence, proline content and visual scoring

Micropropagated rose plants (Rosa hybrida L., cv. New Dawn) were inoculated with the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus Glomus intraradices (Schenk and Smith) and subjected to different drought regimens. The dual objectives of these experiments were to investigate the mechanism and the extent to which AM can prevent drought damages and whether physiological analyses reveal enhanced drought tolerance of an economically important plant such as the rose. In a long-term drought experiment with four different water regimens, visual scoring of wilt symptoms affirmed that AM in a selected host–symbiont combination increased plant performance. This effect was mostly expressed if moderate drought stress was constantly applied over a long period. In a short-term experiment in which severe drought stress was implemented and plants were allowed to recover after 4 or 9 days, no visual differences between mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal roses were observed. Therefore, the early physiological steps conferring drought tolerance were prone to investigation. Proline content in leaves proved to be an unsuitable marker for AM-induced drought tolerance, whereas analysis of chlorophyll a fluorescence using the JIP test (collecting stress-induced changes of the polyphasic O-J-I-P fluorescence kinetics in a non-destructive tissue screening) was more explanatory. Parameters derived from this test could describe the extent of foliar stress response and help to differentiate physiological mechanisms of stress tolerance. AM led to a more intense electron flow and a higher productive photosynthetic activity at several sites of the photosynthetic electron transport chain. A K step, known as a stress indicator of general character, appeared in the fluorescence transient only in drought-stressed non-mycorrhizal plants; conversely, the data elucidate a stabilising effect of AM on the oxygen-evolving complex at the donor site of photosystem (PS) II and at the electron-transport chain between PS II and PS I. If drought stress intensity was reduced by a prolonged and milder drying phase, these significant tolerance features were less pronounced or missing, indicating a possible threshold level for mycorrhizal tolerance induction.     

ATP-induced quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in chloroplasts of higher plants. Dependence on structural properties of the membranes

The ATP-induced quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in chloroplasts of higher plants is shown to be inhibited when the mobility of the protein complexes into the thylakoid membranes is reduced. Its occurrence also requires the presence of LHC complexes and the ability of the membranes to unstack.These observations, in addition to a slight increase of charge density of the surface-as indicated by 9-aminoacridine fluorescence and high salt-induced chlorophyll fluorescence studies-and partial unstacking of the membranes-as monitored by digitonin method and 540 nm light scattering changes-after phosphorylation, suggest that the ATP-induced quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence could reflect some lateral redistribution of membrane proteins in the lipid matrix of the thylakoids.Abbreviations ATP adenosine triphosphate - 9-AA 9-aminoacridine - Chl chlorophyll - EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetate - GDA glutaraldehyde - Hepes N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N-2-ethane-sulphonic acid - LHC light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b complex PS photosystem