Determination of carbon-reduction-cycle intermediates in leaves of Arbutus unedo L. suffering depressions in photosynthesis after application of abscisic acid or exposure to dry air |
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Authors: | Dagmar Loske Klaus Raschke |
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Affiliation: | (1) Pflanzenphysiologisches Institut und Botanischer Garten der Universität Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, D-3400 Göttingen, Germany |
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Abstract: | Gas exchange and contents of photosynthetic intermediates of leaves of Arbutus unedo L. were determined with the aim of recognizing the mechanisms of inhibition that were responsible for the midday depression of photosynthesis following exposure to dry air, and the decline in photosynthetic capacity following application of abscisic acid (ABA). Rapidly killed (<0.1 s) leaf samples were taken when gas analysis showed reduced CO2 assimilation. Determination of the contents of 3-phosphoglyceric acid (PGA), ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP), triose phosphates, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate and hexose phosphates in the samples showed that significant variation occurred only in the level of PGA. As a result, the ratio PGA/RuBP decreased with increasing inhibition of photosynthesis, particularly when application of ABA had been the cause. A comparison of metabolite patterns did not bring out qualitative differences that would have indicated that effects of ABA and of dry air had been caused by separate mechanisms. Depression of photosynthesis occurred in the presence of sufficient RuBP which indicated that the carboxylation reaction of the carbon-reduction-cycle was inhibited after application of ABA or exposure to dry air.Abbreviations and symbols ABA abscisic acid - Ca partial pressure of CO2 in the ambient air - Ci partial pressure of CO2 in the intercellular spaces - I quantum flux - PGA 3-phosphoglyceric acid - RuBP ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate - IL leaf temperature - w water-vapor pressure difference between leaf and air |
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Keywords: | Arbutus (photosynthesis) Midday depression Dry air (photosynthesis) Abscisic acid (photosynthesis) Photosynthesis (ABA, dry air) Carbon-reduction-cycle intermediates |
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