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Effects of cerium on key enzymes of carbon assimilation of spinach under magnesium deficiency
- Source :
- Biological trace element research. 131(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The mechanism of the fact that cerium improves the photosynthesis of plants under magnesium deficiency is poorly understood. The main aim of the study was to determine the role of cerium in the amelioration of magnesium deficiency effects in CO(2) assimilation of spinach. Spinach plants were cultivated in Hoagland's solution. They were subjected to magnesium deficiency and to cerium chloride administered in the magnesium-present Hoagland's media and magnesium-deficient Hoagland's media. The results showed that the chlorophyll synthesis and oxygen evolution was destroyed, and the activities of Rubisco carboxylasae and Rubisco activase and the expression of Rubisco large subunit (rbcL), Rubisco small subunit (rbcS), and Rubisco activase subunit (rca) were significantly inhibited, then plant growth was inhibited by magnesium deficiency. However, cerium promotes the chlorophyll synthesis, the activities of two key enzymes in CO(2) assimilation, and the expression of rbcL, rbcS, and rca, thus leading to the enhancement of spinach growth under magnesium-deficient conditions.
- Subjects :
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase
Clinical Biochemistry
chemistry.chemical_element
Photosynthesis
Biochemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
chemistry.chemical_compound
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Spinacia oleracea
Botany
Plant Proteins
biology
Magnesium
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
fungi
Biochemistry (medical)
RuBisCO
food and beverages
General Medicine
Cerium
Hydroponics
biology.organism_classification
Carbon
chemistry
Chlorophyll
biology.protein
Spinach
Plant nutrition
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15590720
- Volume :
- 131
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Biological trace element research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....802e220fa77d535bf98d3c5d36cdd9e5