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Acta Protection against of p. 4150 leaf Cucumis photo-oxidative during Ph.R. van 1976, 25(1), February pigments degradation chilling Hasselt Biologisch Centrum, Afdeling Plantenfysiologie, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Haren SUMMARY The possible protection against photo-oxidative degradation Cucumis leaf and sulphoxide ineffective. at discs 1 °C glycerol by well as Photo-oxidation wide a however, least at of chlorophyll compounds was KCN ferricyanide, ascorbate, as was, of variety partly, and carotene in investigated. and Dimethyl hydroxylamine prevented by were benzoquinone, hydroquinone, naphtoquinone, guajacol, benzidine, diaminobenzidine, alizarinesulphonicacid, and triphenyltetrazoliumchloride oxidative damage ethylenediamine It viologen. tetraacetic of Cucumis protection of the protection 1,1-dimethylureea. trishydroxymethylaminomethane, acid, increased also was 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl), Photo- promoted by salicylaldoxine, disalicylidenediaminopropane, azide, was high pH at values. leaf chloroplasts against electron low It suggested and diquat that the benzyl- mechanism of temperaturephoto-oxidative damage is from the transport pathway is reducing to the oxidizing side a of the photosystems. 1. INTRODUCTION Noack observed that (1925) photo-oxidation chlorophyll in Fontinalis leaves is the leaves in by soaking a protected against aqueous benzidine solution 0.04% before irradiation. The leaves became brown because of oxidation of benzidine while the from chlorophyll protective effect Surprisingly oxidative damage protect Heber to of in cells Setchenka application et acceptor al. pH of was (1971) that 1959). DMSO of inhibitors of seem These photo- been made. inhibits compounds 1968, Trunova isolated frost may also 1968). chloroplast phosphorylation. and DMSO on the during chilling light induced chloro- investigated. was In studied. that the Hill reaction spinach chloroplasts pH also affects with is influenced 6.5 and 8.0 and decreased than 8.0. In addition, have to (DMSO) protects of The cells. the effect uncoupling glycerol showed in isolated pH living protected chlorophyll methanolic solution. sulphoxide & Bishop Cucumis leaf discs maximal between higher showed against freezing-induced degradation on in freezing injury (Quatrano against in to as chemicals by dimethyl (Lovelock (1967) addition the effect of was investigations and well as restricted not higher plants glycerol Ernst The effect of electron is further no animal cells plant & lamellae phyll in dried leaves, evidently damage Application left unaltered. Benzidine also was photo-oxidation at pH DCPIP as an by pH. Activity lower than 6.5 and photo-oxidation of chlorophyll in 42 PH. vitro (Evstigneev This author found 1972). in ethanol chlorophyll-a by benzoquinone the effect of various inhibitors in Cucumis leaf discs on the excitation of quench directly enhanced VAN HASSELT photo-oxidation lower than 6.0. In this pH photooxidative degradation of of study pigments is also described. during chilling Two main groups of inhibitors an at a R. tested: were such chlorophyll firstly substances which benzoquinone as substances which affect the electron transport in the and chloroplast such may secondly as DCMU and SAL. 2. MATERIAL 2.1 AND METHODS Material Plants sativus (Cucumis greenhouse (minimum 20 (L) cv. Kleine Groene day temperature 25 °C; Scherpe) minimum were in grown a night temperature °C). Discs of 7 leaves of Discs weeks old placed were incubated diameter mm two at in 1 °C in the were punched the on 2.2 Measurement of the Chlorophyll (a 80% acetone 663 at and method + nm. used 1974). Carotene tography and selt 2.3 b) extract 645 was to solutions in the dark for test was of 40 leaf discs In some of as the from its concentration was in darkness, light as test hours solutions and described 1 °C the leaf discs at at room previously were pretreat- temperature. concentration measured of a samples chlorophyll by measured as in spectrophotometrically described before (van experiments enabled usage separated or two pigment concentration which was veins of the first largest 25 ml of the petri-dishes containing light (20,000 lux) (van Hasselt 1972). Before exposure ed between the plants. more of Hasselt a 1972) refined extraction 10 discs (van Hasselt cellulose column chroma- described earlier (van Has- 1972). Inhibitors Chemicals were the dark in The a dissolved following sulphonic acid, DCMU, buffer (pH 6.0) and stored in 1,2-dehydroxy agents. anthrachinon sulphonic acid Az., sodiumazide; Asc., sodiumascorbate; Benz., benzidinedihy- drochloride; BQ, benzidine phosphate abbrevationsare used for the various chemical Aliz., alizarin sodium salt; in 0.15 M refrigerator. 1,4-benzoquinone; BV, benzylviologen; DAB, 3,3’-diamino- tetrahydrochloride; Diquat, 1,1-ethylene-2,2’-bipyridylium (2Br 3-(3,3-dichlorophenyl)-l,l-dimethylurea; nol-indophenol; DMSO, diaminopropane; dimethyl sulphoxide; DSPD, NN’-disalicylidene-ES- EDTA, ethylenediamine potassiumferricyanide; Gua., ammonium HQ, chloride; ); DCPIP, 2,6-dichloro-phe- tetraacetic guajacol-o-methoxyphenol; 1,4-hydroxy quinone; SAL, salicylaldoxime; TTC benzoquinone; acid; ferricyanide, HAM, NQ, hydroxyl- 1,4-naphto- triphenyltetrazoliumchloride; TRIS, Tris PROTECTION OF CUCUMIS LEAF PIGMENTS AGAINST PHOTO-OXIDATIVE Further abbreva- (hydroxy-methyl) aminomethane; KCN, potassium cyanide. tions;PSI 3. photosystem I; PS II 43 DEGRADATION II. photosystem RESULTS 3.1 Effect of No effect of trations of tions (fig. I). than 8 slight maximal 2. Since medium the leaf cells of at were After 26 hours in the at pH this pH 3.3 11. pH chlorophyll accelerated. was lost It is to of 4 pH a Dark pH at discs 6 higher degradation as inhibiting was into the pH of chlorophyll 6.0. In the acid had region with the dark value, compared at 2. At pH the medium. in studies and at maximal effect occurred was Cucumis were increased especially leaf discs carried stimulating pronounced more degradation concluded that degradation Therefore, further Effect at till pH region chlorophyll degradation at condi- light maximal lower than 6 and degradation minimal was the dark. Photo-oxidative maximal effect oxidative higher towards lower pH again chlorophyll light against evidently damaged. light photo-oxidative was than in of the was leaked from the pigments chlorophyll degradation In the alcaline pH a occurred. chlorophyll degradation again increasing concentration 7 and 8. At occurred. As in darkness this concen- compounds chilling. chlorophyll different degradation pH at wide range of concentration irrespective chlorophyll In the dark the only slightly was a of these protection pH influences the and observed within was that the differs from that against Effect PH dimethyl sulphoxide DMSO or (table 1), indicating freezing 3.2 and glycerol glycerol out at at in the gradually high pH during chilling pH to a photowas 6.0. chemicals The effect of various substances which affect electron transport in the chloro- plast on leaf pigment degradation Photo-oxidative discs Table during chilling I. The chlorophyll are effect in expressed Concentration was and of the a and carotene by application of Diquat, dimethyl sulphoxide leaf discs after percentage (M) accelerated of glycerol Cucumis as degradation is shown in tables 2 and 3. of chlorophyll on at 20.000 concentration. Glycerol Dimethyl sulphoxide 0 54 54 0.05 58 54 0.1. 53 52 0.5 57 56 1 56 52 2 53 - Cucumis leaf photo-oxidative degradation treatment of 40 hours initial pigment in SAL and DSPD. lux at 1 of C. The data 44 PH. 1. Fig. hours 6 Effect of 10 discs samples of Table 2. The effect concentration 1 pH on chlorophyll light (20,000 lux) in in or in togetherwith of several Cucumis The chemicals are of the percentage each 1C. Each leaf discs after point represents HASSELT incubation the for 26 mean value of standard deviation. photosynthetic leaf discs dissolved in initial after a inhibitors treatment of 40 the on and chlorophyll hours at 20,000 lux or carotene darkness 0.15 M phosphate buffer at 6,0. The pH pigment concentration, obtained from data samples are of 40 treatment. Treatment control DSPD. SAL, 2 10 2 10 Diquat, 10 DCMU, DAB. 10 TTC, 10 10 2 2 M M 4 M 5 M M red. Light Dark 102 17 106 39 94 11 106 1 95 0 9 96 3 76 104 42 103 41 82 blue. Dark 57 77 M discs and solution solution Carotene Chlorophyll Light 1 their at VAN at C. as 2 content of Cucumis darkness R. 1 2 98 56 96 99 100 1 2 107 110 expressed discs for OF PROTECTION Table 3. The CUCUMIS effect LEAF AGAINST PHOTO-OXIDATIVE PIGMENTS of various reagentia on after a treatment of 30 hours at 20,000 0.15 M 6.0. Data are phosphate buffer concentration and pH at represent the lux mean or of 3 chlorophyll degradation darkness at 1 °C. expressed as The in were of the initial together leaf Cucumis reagentia percentage of 10 discs samples 45 DEGRADATION with discs dissolved in chlorophyll their standard No pigment deviation. Treatment Light control 77 ± 1 97 ± 16 ± 1 94 ± 1 57 ± 3 104 ± 2 28 ± 2 96 ± 1 78 ± 2 98 ± 2 72 ± 1 101 ± 2 79 ± 2 99 ± 2 24 ± 2 99 ± 1 0.5 M TRIS. 0.01 EDTA, Az„ 0.01 M M 0.01 HAM. M 0.01 Ferricyanid*. KCN, BV, 0.01 0.01 M M M Dark DCMU, TTC and DAB inhibited pigment degradation by any of the above chemicals Table 3 shows of degradation that TRIS, EDTA, Az., chlorophyll. effect. The effect of oxidative substances tested in Gua. were Again no and 4. The Each percentage was experiment quinones and Cucumis leaf discs figures presents initial phosphate buffer at Treatment (10 2 and pH the is carotene pigment M) were compounds presented photo-oxidation. degree by NQ, BQ, related compounds after a treatment concentration. on the of 40 hours concentration Chlorophyll 19 NQ 51 HQ 88 1 BQ 97' GUA in of a 20,000 sample The chemicals of 40 were Dark chlorophyll HQ. lux of chlorophyll or darkness at discs, expressed dissolved 3 98 101 17 91 98 45 1 91 102 46 1 89 Benz. IV 99 Aliz. 58 discs and solution brown. discs and blue. Dark 101 97 1 Light 98 and less effective. degradation at photo- table 4. All BQ, HQ, were and without on Carotene 86 solution photo-oxidative KCN 6.0. control 1 and and related inhibited same pigment Light 2 BV increased HAM occurred in the dark. Carotene and inhibited to the effect of of the and quinones chlorophyll pigment degradation carotene in 1 °C. this of (table 2). observed in darkness. effective, followed by Benz.; Aliz. and NQ most degradation Table of degradation degradation was Ferricyanide, application 3 - — - — - - in 0.15 as M 46 Table a R. PH. 5. The combined treatment of 26 hours of 6 mean the mean samples of 3 samples T reatment 2 (10 of 10 discs concentration. phyll effect of in the together 5 10 2 2 10 BQ. M M M Combined inhibited BV ±2 35 3 28 ± ±2 33 i I 22 ±2 95 ± 3 62 i 2 83 ±3 78 98 ± 3 95 1 104 ±3 91 t i with inhibit 4. 1 31 percentage represent values at the represent of the initial pH chloro6.0. Dark without were photo-oxidative 99 ±2 95 101 ± 1 102 ± 3 102 ± 1 102 3 99 4 105 1 ± BQ) effect in chlorophyll = 99 ±2 99 4 97 ±2 92 3 4 94 ± 3 ± 2 102 ±2 100 ± 1 t obtain to 3 dark. In degradation. 101 the photo-oxidative information more in table 5. DCMU light This ± 2 photo-oxidative shown are SAL 4 accelerated The results the BV which inhibited studied were i which compounds All alone inhibitor, however, BV, and SAL. TTC and BQ alone did However, degradation. not 2 ± compounds and the presence of Az., chlorophyll Az. 32 ± mechanisms of their action. BV. and SAL did the dark phosphate buffer M SAL 91 ineffective in as values Light Con- 80 treatments combinations C. trol (DCMU, TTC, and about the was in 0.15 HASSELT chlorophyll degradation after deviation, expressed dissolved Light damage (SAL, BV.and Az.) damage standard are on darkness at 1 trol Control 10 data were Az. TTC, or with their of 10 discs. The The chemicals Con- M) DCMU, inhibitors photosynthetic light (20.000 lux) VAN the accelarating compounds alleviate the inhibitionby TTC and BQ to a large Az., extent. DISCUSSION Photo-oxidation of Cucumis leaf various substances in three pigments ways. It is DCMU; it is unaffected by compounds accelerated discussed 4.1 by SAL which Reagentia (singlet state) Livingstone a Diquat. The 1 °C is affected by like eg. ferricyanine effects of these by application benzoquinone and KCN and three groups of and it is will be briefly. Benzoquinone that and at prevented and Also Amesz & Fork compound. (1967) Quinones interact with the apparently chlorophyll do not well stimulate molecules of PS II by as et al. (Fujimori (1969) & show fluorescence in Swiss Ulva lobata and as fluorescence solution and Amesz quinones strongly quench chlorophyll occurred in the presence of DCMU low temperature at chlorophyll energy in benzene chard chloroplasts and in the intact algae Quenching both quenches chlorophyll triplet 1957). number of prevent photo-oxidation effectively very Porphyra perforata. in the absence of this electron transport but formation of traps for the excitation energy. A similar mechanism compounds (table 4) in leaf Cucumis may prevent discs. explain why benzoquinone photo-oxidative Interaction between degradation benzoquinone (BQ) and of leaf and related pigments the excited PROTECTION OF chlorophyll inhibit the CUCUMIS may LEAF PIGMENTS formation of prevent of production AGAINST PHOTO-OXIDATIVE triplet chlorophyll damaging singlet A similar mechanism is triplet chlorophyll). may quenches oxygen for the suggested therefore, and (because oxygen 47 DEGRADATION protective action DAB and benzidine. by Another oxidation Noack while is possibility by acting as that these preferential a the time same DCMU (Nir oxidation is not in to 1970). electron It protected seems transport induced both against oxygen. in be insensitive to therefore that this type of but directly occurs vitro photo-oxidation. shown was singlet vivo and in photo- prevent quinones light lamellae chloroplast & Seligman coupled is chlorophyll Photo-oxidation of DAB to and that benzidine is oxidized (1925) observed at substances substrate for photo- in the presence of chlorophyll, light, and oxygen. TTC and related TTC compounds act by quinone and is suggestion DAB since TTC efficiently quenched by supported DCMU inhibits the 5). by the 1°C at substrate PS I Q (Duysens DCMU and the at & Sweers 1963). to the reduced side of the pathway operates cytochrome Reagentia chlorophyll Burr as a PS II which of 10 2 do not did synthesis affecting the activity carboxy 10 explains 1973, 2 DCMU 1974). PS during chilling back II and prevented. because it flow of electrons by DCMU more from the suggested of electrons that such via a cyclic high potential 1971). photo-oxidation influence the in 2 M KCN our electrons may excess presence of DCMU rate agreement KCN of inhibits (Kandler experiments, the ineffectiveness of KCN of photo-oxidation with the results of Myers does however primarily dismutase and under the conditions used in function. This a It has been affect completely. of damage is blocked not Chlorella. with of Chlorella Hasselt (tables DCMU in Cucumis consequence of the relative during chilling (table 3), (1940) benzoquinone photosystem. in the M KCN is this side of PS II between the first reduc- by enabling photosystem. around and ofQ is consequence reoxidation b 559 (Cramer & Bohme Application & a beyond Q the oxidized side to TTC transport intermediates between the oxidized side of the When electron transport 4.2 reducing As II in benzene degradation of leaf pigments possibly prevents photo-oxidative flow back at the for the 1957). Moreover, photo-oxidative damage by electron may prevent oxidation of PS reduced both by carotene proposed photo-oxidative damage (table 5). described earlier (van was inhibits electron transport ed that Hill reaction and fluorescence & Livingstone finding photo-oxidative A similar inhibitionof discs in the chlorophyll chlorophyll (Fujimori inhibit the effect of accelerators of leaf of may be related with the mechanism (fig. 2), however, inhibition and electron acceptors as 1953). Inhibition of photo-oxidation (Dyar 1 to & °C, inhibit photo- photosynthesis Liesenkotter this enzyme by 1963) will not prevent photo-oxidative damage. The that inability of ferricyanide during chilling no to influence photo-oxidative electron flow between the two damage suggests photosystems occurs, in 48 R. PH. agreement with the observation that DCMU of BV which functions 4.3 Reagentia BV accelerated and BV DCMU Such did may also 0 2 and 2 cyclic to electron effect of DSPD for rise gives reduction electron The photo-oxidation for Diquat BV since (table 5). in uptake 1972). two by produc- reasons, protecting electron trans- the oxidized side of PS E also may explain oxidizing effect accelerating EDTA and high pH these substances I the effect of DSPD of PS which appears 1969). However, (Raven side at on II, to photo-oxidative during chilling the oxidizing Cheniae 1970). In addition to may be similar an to inhibitive the effect to side of PS II suggested at to (Katoh of SAL, HAM appears to site different from the SAL, Az., inhibitive effect of al. 1972, Trebst 1970, the electron chilling temperature, back flow of electrons from the inhibit electron TRIS, the et on effect oxidizingsideofPSII.thusexplainingtheaccelerating damage. of damage related their inhibitive effect which will be very low PS II, may also inhibit the flow from these inhibitors reducing to the photo-oxidative on transport between H z O and PS inhibition site of other inhibitors (Katoh 1972). The ineffectiveness of HAM in photo-oxidation HAM by of pool, insensitive oxygen 1971, Egneus This hydrogen peroxide to the Diquat. as free radical which be excluded. cannot at a a photo-oxidation DCMU al. in resulting endogenous some the et flow from PS the on similar way a needed for stimulation of account inhibit the action to (table 5). the concomittant inhibitionof by The last mechanism H 20 from chloroplasts (Setchenia port from the reduced inhibit Electrons originate inhibit the not in side of PS I oxygen. The last process 1969). HASSELT photo-oxidation damage reducing and BV may accelerate Diquat tion of H by possibly pool a irradiated the at (Baldwin will accelerate unable was end of PS I reducing photo-oxidative reoxidized turn production the which herbicide is reduced is in at VAN only inhibits electron flow from H 2 0 PS II to and may not be II al. et explained the back if flow of electrons. 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