The effect of Cu2plus on uptake and assimilation of ammonium by cucumber seedlings

• Autorzy: Burzynski M , Buczek J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The ammonium uptake by cucumber seedlings was estimated from ammonium ions depletion in an uptake solution. The uptake of NH ⁺₄ was decreased by about 60 % after one hour and by about 90 % after two hours of 100 µM Cu²⁺ treatment. On the contrary the accumulation of ammonium in roots of Cu²⁺-treated seedlings at the same time was higher than in the control. Cu²⁺ in the concentration inhibiting NH ⁺₄ absorption during one hour inhibited also glutamine synthetase (GS) (EC 6.3.1.2) and NADH-glutamate dehydrogenase (NADH-GDH) (EC 1.4.1.2) activities both localized in the roots of seedlings. After one hour and at least up to the 4th hour Cu²⁺ accumulated mainly in roots (95 %). It was probably the reason of the GS activity in cotyledons of seedling treated with Cu²⁺ that it was at the same level as in the control. NADH-GDH activity in cotylcdons after one hour of the Cu²⁺ treatment was lower than in the control but the influence of Cu²⁺ action on the activity of this enzyme in roots was by far stronger. 100 µM Cu²⁺ did not affect the activities of both enzymes in in vitro experiments. Copper added into the incubation medium in 1000 µM concentration decreased GS activity, but still did not change NADH-GDH activity. These results suggested the indirect Cu²⁺ action on the investigated enzymes in in vivo experiments. However, no substantial effect on enzyme activities extracted from control plants was observed after the addition of the extract from Cu²⁺-treated plants into the incubation medium. The data suggest that the influence of Cu²⁺ on uptake and assimilation of ammonium may be connected not only with changes of plasma membrane properties in the root cells of Cu²⁺ treated seedlings but also with Cu²⁺ action on two major enzymes involved in NH ⁺₄ assimilation: glutamate synthetase and NADH-glutamate dehydrogenase.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

assimilation; ammonium; glutamate dehydrogenase; copper; cucumber; glutamine synthetase

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
• Rocznik: 1997
• Tom: 19
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.3-8,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Burzynski M

• Wroclaw University, Kanonia 6-8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Buczek J.

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