EVALUATION OF ION UPTAKE ISOTHERMS AND ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL FLUXES OF IONS

The dependence of individual ion fluxes at the plasmalemma and at the tonoplast and of the amounts of ions in the cytoplasmic and vacuolar phases on external concentration was investigated using the method outlined by Pitman (1963). The results are compared with ion uptake isotherms from the literature. It is concluded that flux from the solution into the cytoplasm corresponds to system 1 and flux from the cytoplasm to the vacuole is congruent with system 2. The hypothesis of Torii and Laties (1966a) regarding the location of system 1 and system 2 within the cell is thus reemphazised. The changes of the amounts of internal ions with external concentration clearly demonstrate that the plasmalemma loses its function as a barrier at concentrations above 1 mM. The conclusions which can be drawn from investigations of isotherm kinetics and flux analysis are examined. © 1968 Springer-Verlag.