CAROTENOIDS IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS - PROTECTION OF D1 DEGRADATION IN THE LIGHT

被引:39
作者
SANDMANN, G
KUHN, M
BOGER, P
机构
[1] Lehrstuhl für Physiologie und Biochemie der Pflanzen, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, D-7750
关键词
CAROTENOIDS IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS; D1; DEGRADATION; PROTECTIVE ROLE;
D O I
10.1007/BF00014749
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Photosynthesis has been determined with mutants of Anacystis which form different amounts of carotenoids. With these cultures a highly significant correlation between photosynthetic oxygen evolution and the amounts of synthesized carotenoids was observed. In addition, the influence of carotenoids on light-dependent degradation of thylakoid proteins was investigated with Scenedesmus cultures grown in darkness in the presence of norflurazon, an inhibitor of carotenoid biosynthesis. Pre-illumination of cells resulted in decrease of photosynthetic activity accompanied by loss of the D1 protein. This effect is dependent on the length of illumination, and the light intensity, and increased when carotenoid content was lowered during previous growth of the norflurazon-treated cultures.
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页码:185 / 190
页数:6
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