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The growth of Synechococcus at different intensities of white and red light caused changes in the pigment composition. The ratio of chlorophyll a to phycocyanin varied from 1:8,2 in LWLI-grown cells to 1:1,4 in cells grown at HWLI and to 1:15,7 in cultures exposed to HRLI. Acyl lipids were quantitatively determ ined and fatty acids of the individual lipid classes analysed by GLC. Phycocyanin-free photosynthetic lam ellae were obtained by fractional centrifugation. No variation was found in the acyl lipid composition of the m em brane preparations. These all contained MGDG, DGDG, SQDG and PG as components. In all the lipids investigated, palmitic, hexadecenoic and octadecenoic acids m ade up to more than 90% of total fatty acids. The pattern of these major components w ithin the lipids from the different cultures depended on the light used. No large differences were detected between zones obtained from LWLI and HRLI isolated membranes, whereas density gradient centrifugation of those from HWLI-grown cells resulted in a completely different pattern of bands. The variations in lipid and fatty acid composition are discussed with respect to changes observed in lipid composition of whole cells and the results reported on tem perature dependent shifts in lipid fluidity in cyanobacteria.
Synechococcus (Anacystis nidulans, strain L 1402-1) were grown at + 37 °C in an atmosphere of 0.04 vol.% CO2 using different light conditions. Changing the culture conditions caused alterations in pigment ratios and ultrastructure of Synechococcus. In comparison to the low white and red light grown cells under strong white light the number of thylakoids decreased and an accumulation of storage carbohydrates could be observed. The number of the polyhedral bodies also varied with culture conditions. The results are discussed with reference to the pigment composition and the function of the polyhedral bodies.
14C-and 15N-Assimilation, 15N-Labelled Amino Acids, M arine D iatom s The marine diatoms Bellerochea yucatanensis and Skeletonema costatum were grown at +20 °C in 0.03 vol.% CO2 with nitrate or ammonia. The 15N -am m onia and 15N -nitrate assim ila tion and 15N -incorporation into various amino acids were studied of both diatom s during exponential growth phase in dependence of different nitrogen conditions. In all experiments the 15N -am m onia uptake was lower than the 15N -nitrate assim ilation rate up to 20-40 min photo synthesis. N itrate lim itation -cells grown in nitrate followed by growth in nitrogen-free m edium for 24 h — caused a strong 15N-label into aspartate after adding 15NH 4C1 (1 m M). In cells grown in nitrate highest enrichment of 15N was found in glutamine. Results were discussed with reference to the operating of the GS/GOGAT system and glutam ic acid dehydrogenase pathway. Photosynthetic 14CO2 fixation experiments showed a very high labelling of aspartate which was interpreted with a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylation catalysed by phosphoenolpyruvate carb-oxykinase.
The cyanobacterium Synechococcus (Anacystis nidulans, strain L 1401-1) grown under different light conditions showed variations in pigmentation. Ratios of photosynthetic pigments and the effect on quantum requirement and oxygen evolution were studied. An increase in the ratio of chlorophyll a forms with absorption maxima in the far red regime to total chlorophyll a forms was observed in cells grown in strong white light. The quantum efficiency of orange light (637 nm) - absorbed by phycocyanin - was higher after growth of Synechococcus in white than in red light. The quantum efficiency at 677 nm increased when cells were grown in red light and decreased strongly after transfering red light grown cells to conditions of strong white light. The results show an adaptation of pigment composition to light regimes during growth and its effect on photosynthesis.
Bleaching of chlorophyll was studied in the leaves of rye seedlings (Secale cereale L.) treated with four chlorosis-inducing herbicides of different potency (weak photodestructions, group 1: aminotriazole, haloxidine; strong photodestructions, group 2: San 6706, difunone). Chlorophyll deficiency and particularly the inactivation of a chloroplast marker enzyme, NADP-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-P dehydrogenase, that occurred in the presence of group 2 herbicides were stronger in red, than in blue, light.
When grown in white light of low intensity (10 lx) herbicide-treated leaves contained chloro phyll, 70 S ribosomes and unimpaired activities of NADP-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-P de hydrogenase. At 10 lx only the leaves treated with SAN 6706 and difunone were strongly carotenoid-deficient but not those treated with group 1 herbicides. After all herbicide treatments 10 lx-grown leaf tissue was, however, not capable of photosynthetic O2-evolution indicating some disorder of photosynthetic electron transport. Leaf segments grown at 10 lx were exposed to a high light intensity of 30000 lx at either 0 ° C or 30 °C. In treatments with group 1 herbicides chlorophyll accumulation was stopped in bright light at 30 °C but breakdown was not apparent. Only at 0 °C and in the presence of high, growth-reducing, herbicide concentrations chlorophyll was slightly degraded. The RNAs o f the 70S ribosomes were, however, clearly destroyed at 30000 lx and 30 °C in aminotriazole-treated leaves. In leaves treated with group 2 herbicides chlorophyll was rapidly degraded at 30000 lx both at 0 ° C and 30 °C, however, only in the presence of O2, indicating a true photooxidative and mainly photochemical nature o f the reactions involved. This chlorophyll breakdown was accompanied by the photodestruction of 70S ribosomes and the inactivation of NADP-glyceraldehyde-3-P dehydrogenase.In treatments with group 1 herbicides photoinactivation of the latter enzyme did not occur, although it was clearly localized in the bleached plastids, as demonstrated by gradient separation of organelles.
In the presence of group 2 herbicides the chlorosis was originating from a direct photo oxidation of chlorophyll, accompanied by a massive destruction of other plastid constituents and functions. In treatments with group 1 herbicides photodestructions appeared to be much weaker and insufficient to affect chlorophyll directly. Mediated through some photodestructive inter ference with obviously more sensitive plastid components, such as their ribosomes, further chlorophyll accumulation was, however, prevented.
Pheromonal synergism and inhibition in P. flammea was further studied through electrophysiological and field trapping tests. Z11-tetradecenyl acetate and Z11-hexa - decenyl acetate, each acting upon a separate type of male sensory cell, were equally effective in synergizing attraction responses to the major pheromone component, Z9-tetradecenyl acetate. Addition of Z7-dodecenyl acetate to these lures reduced captures. Male attraction specificity markedly varied with local moth density.
Among chlorosis-inducing herbicides that interfere with carotenoid synthesis two groups of different potency can be discriminated (group 1: aminotriazole amd haloxidine; group 2 with more extensive photodestructions: pyridazinone herbicides and difunon). After application of herbicides of group 2 colored carotenoids were completely absent and preexisting chlorophyll was degraded by photochemical reactions requiring high light intensity and O2, that occurred also at 0°C. In treatments with group 1 herbicides direct photodegradation of chlorophyll was not sufficient to generate the chlorosis. Light-induced interference with constituents of the chloroplast protein synthesis apparatus being more sensitive to photooxidative damage than chlorophyll, appeared to indirectly mediate the chlorosis. In the absence of chloroplast protein synthesis further chlorophyll accumulation is prevented. Photodegradation of chlorophyll in the presence of group 2 herbicides involved the participation of O2- radicals and was accompanied by lipid peroxidation. In all herbicide treatments the catalase activity of the leaves was very low. Only in the presence of group 2 herbicides chloroplast enzymes of cytoplasmic origin (e.g. NADP-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase) were also inactivated. Rapid inactivation of catalase as well as of NADP-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase was induced by exposure of dim-light-grown herbicide-treated leaves to bright light, also at 0°C. In treatments with herbicides of group 2 also other peroxisomal enzymes (e.g. glycolate oxidate, hydroxy-pyruvate reductase) were affected. The elimination of these peroxisomal enzymes also appeared to depend on photooxidative processes of the chloroplast.
Effect of UV-B radiation on biomass production, pigmentation and protein content of marine diatoms
(1984)
Several species of marine diatoms were grown at + 18 °C and + 22 °C under normal air conditions (0.035 vol.% C02) at a light/dark alteration of 14: 8̄ h. Intensity of white light was 1 mW (~ 5000 lux). An artifical nutrient solution of 35%o salinity was used. Algae - harvested during exponential growth - were exposed to different intensities of UV-B radiation (439, 717 and 1230 J · m-2 · m-1) for 2 days. UV-B radiation depressed the growth of all tested marine diatoms. Low levels of UV-B resulted in a slight increase of the biomass production (dry weight) compared to not UV-B treated cells. Enhanced UV-B doses caused a diminution of the primary productivity in all species. Algae exposed to UV-B stress showed a marked decrease in the protein and pigment content (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c1 + c2 and carotenoids). In + 22°C grown cells of Lauderia annulata and Thalassiosira rotula were more sensitive to UV-B radiation than those cultures grown at + 18 °C. Bellerochea yucatanensis cells grown at +22 °C were less affected after UV-B exposure than at +18°C grown algae. The UV-B sensibility and growth of the individual species varied in a mixture of several marine diatoms. Results were discussed with reference to the UV-B effect on metabolic processes.
The marine diatoms Bellerochea yucatanensis and Thalassiosira rotula were grown at different salinities (20/25, 35, and 40/45‰ salinity (S), respectively) under normal air (0.035 vol.% CO2). No significant variations in the percentage of gross photosynthetic products (e.g. total amino acids, sugar phosphates) were found as a function of salinity during growth. The bulk of the soluble 14C-radioactivity was detected in amino acids. 14C-labelling of glutamine increased markedly with salinity. Low salt - grown algae are characterized by enhanced amino acid pools, mainly of aspartic acid, asparagine and glutamine. It was found that the tested amino acids are not involved in osmoregulation.
The cyanobacterium Anabaena flos-aquae (strain 1444) grown at different intensities of white light (900, 3500 and 30000 lux) showed changes in the content and composition of the pigments. Phycocyanin was more affected by high light conditions during growth than chlorophyll a. In comparison to in low white light grown cyanobacteria number of phycobilisomes and thylakoids decreased under strong light. A diminution of 14CO2 fixation, total amino acid content, glutamic acid and glutamine pools was found in strong white light grown cells. Under these conditions the majority of 14C-labelling was measured in sugar phosphates. After pressure treatment a marked increase of 14C-incorporation into amino acids could be obtained. Results were discussed with reference to regulation of buoyancy in Anabaena flos-aquae.