Effect of Oxygen on Photosynthetic 14CO2 Fixation in Chroomonas sp. (Cryptophyta) II. Effects of Inhibitors, Uncouplers and an Artificial Electron Mediator on the Inhibition of 14CO2 Fixation by Anaerobiosis |
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Authors: | Suzuki, Kensaku Ikawa, Tomoyoshi |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba Sakura-mura, Ibaraki 305, Japan |
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Abstract: | In "air-grown" Chroomonas sp. cells, low concentrations of DCMU(less than 0.1 µM) could prevent the inhibition of 14CO2fixation by anaerobiosis under light-saturating conditions (morethan 40 W.m2), with phenazine methosulfate showing asimilar effect. Antimycin A, carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone(CCCP), and N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide strongly inhibitedanaerobic photosynthesis at concentrations which did not significantlyinhibit the rate under 2% O2 at high light intensity (200 W.m2),although 0.2 µM CCCP stimulated the rate under 2% O2 tosome extent. On the other hand, KCN inhibited the rate muchmore strongly under 2% O2 than N2, although it inhibited therate very strongly at concentrations above 5 µM both underN2 and 2% O2. These results suggest that the inhibition of photosynthetic14CO2 fixation by anaerobiosis in this alga result from ATPdeficiency caused by over-reduction of electron carriers ofthe cyclic electron flow and that oxygen can prevent the over-reduction.Cyclic electron flow seems to be necessary to provide additionalATP for CO2 reduction under anaerobic conditions, although itseems to be less necessary under aerobic conditions. (Received July 21, 1983; Accepted January 23, 1984) |
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