Stratification of alkaline phosphatase in sediments of two urban lakes and its effect on phosphorus cycle |
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Authors: | Xia Zhuoying Zhou Yiyong Chen Fang Song Chunlei Li Jiangqiu |
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Affiliation: | 1. Zhangzhou Normal University, Chemical and Environmental Science Department, Fujian Zhangzhou 363000, People’s Republic of China;2. Institute of Hydrobiology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Phosphorus loadings in sediments play an important role in lake eutrophication and the progress of its recovery. The phosphorus release is controlled by physical, chemical and biological mechanisms. Alkaline phosphatase catalyzes remineralization of organic phosphorus and then it may be an important factor accelerating phosphorus cycling in sediments.In this paper, distributions, properties and function of alkaline phosphatase with depths in sediments of two urban lakes were discussed. Alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) in the sediments of Lake Yuehu decreased with the sediment depth. APA in sediments of Lake Yuehu was, mostly, inhibited by Phe and L-Cys; and inhibiting ability of Phe could be stronger than L-Cys. APA in deeper layer (20–30 cm) of sediments was more sensitive to the inhibitors than other layers, but range of variation in APA was most wide in the subsurface layer (10–20 cm). All the facts implied that alkaline phosphatase occurred in various forms (isoenzymes). APA in the sediments with different depths of Lake Donghu responded Phe differently. Reacted with Phe and incubated for 1 day, the amounts of SRP released by these sediments varied correspondingly. SRP on the overlying water in deeper layers (5–10 cm and 15–20 cm) of Site T1 was higher than that in surface layer (0–5 cm) of the same site, 1 day after incubation.Hence, the SRP release resulted, at least partially, from the hydrolysis of some liable organic phosphorus mediated by APA. Alkaline phosphatase in lake sediments plays an important role in the release of internal phosphorus loadings and eutrophication. A possible explanation for the sensitivity at deeper layers could be another active region of hydrolysis by alkaline phosphatase from organic phosphorus, which added a new dimension in phosphorus cycling mediated by some biochemical mechanisms. |
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Keywords: | Alkaline phosphatase Lake sediments Stratification Phosphorus cycle Eutrophication |
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