Functional Heterogeneity of Photosystem II in Domain Specific Regions of the Thylakoid Membrane of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)†

Biochemistry ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (11) ◽  
pp. 3443-3453 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Veerman ◽  
Michael D. McConnell ◽  
Sergei Vasil'ev ◽  
Fikret Mamedov ◽  
Stenbjörn Styring ◽  
...  
Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Jiri Kos ◽  
Tomas Gonec ◽  
Tomas Strharsky ◽  
Michal Oravec ◽  
Josef Jampilek

In this study, a series of nine 3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxanilides, disubstituted on the anilide ring by fluorine, chlorine and bromine in various positions, was prepared by microwave-assisted synthesis and characterized. The compounds were tested for their activity related to the inhibition of photosynthetic electron transport (PET) in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplasts. The PET-inhibiting activity of the compounds was within a wide range, but rather moderate; the highest activity within the series of the compounds was observed for N-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide (IC50 = 9.8 µM). The compounds were found to inhibit PET in photosystem II.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (14) ◽  
pp. 4336
Author(s):  
Jiri Kos ◽  
Tomas Gonec ◽  
Michal Oravec ◽  
Izabela Jendrzejewska ◽  
Josef Jampilek

A set of twenty-four 3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxanilides, disubstituted on the anilide ring by combinations of methoxy/methyl/fluoro/chloro/bromo and ditrifluoromethyl groups at different positions, was prepared. The compounds were tested for their ability to inhibit photosynthetic electron transport (PET) in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplasts. N-(3,5-Difluorophenyl)-, N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-, N-(2,5-difluorophenyl)- and N-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamides showed the highest PET-inhibiting activity (IC50 ~ 10 µM) within the series. These compounds were able to inhibit PET in photosystem II. It has been found that PET-inhibiting activity strongly depends on the position of the individual substituents on the anilide ring and on the lipophilicity of the compounds. The electron-withdrawing properties of the substituents contribute towards the PET activity of these compounds.


1993 ◽  
Vol 48 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 241-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Teresa Giardi

Abstract In recent papers the heterogeneous nature of photosystem (PS) II core phosphorylation has been revealed (Giardi et al., BBRC 176, 1298 -1305 (1991); Plant Physiol. 100, 1948 -1954 (1992)). In this paper the action of endogenous and exogenous phosphatases both on the distribution of phosphorylated PS II core populations and on herbicide-binding activity in photosystem II preparations from Spinacia oleracea L. has been investigated. The results indicate that these phosphatases modify the photosystem II core phosphorylation heterogeneity at a different level. Dark incubation causes a partial dephosphorylation of D1 and D2 proteins by endogenous phosphatase(s) and changes the relative distribution of phosphorylated photosystem II core populations, while the action of the alkaline phosphatase leads to extensive dephosphorylation and to the detachment of PsbH protein from the photosystem II core. Dephosphorylation by the two alternative methods results in a differential modification of herbicide-binding activity. It is suggested that photosystem II heterogeneity with respect to the herbicide action, observed in vivo, could be a consequence of PS II core phosphorylation heterogeneity.


1964 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 1072-1075 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hannig ◽  
W. Klofat ◽  
H. Endres

Es wird eine präparative Methode zur Isolierung pflanzlicher Zellbestandteile mittels der trägerfreien, kontinuierlichen Ablenkungselektrophorese nach HANNIG 1, 2 kurz skizziert. Als Versuchsmaterial dienen Blätter von Spinat (Spinacia oleracea L.), Sonnenblumen (Helianthus annus L.) und Löwenzahn (Taraxacum officinale Web.).Die Verteilungskurven werden durch Extinktionsmessung der einzelnen Fraktionen in den Auffanggläschen erhalten. Die Definition der Teilchen erfolgt vorläufig morphologisch durch Anfärben und lichtmikroskopische Prüfung als auch durch elektronenmikroskopische Kontrolle nach vorheriger Präparation nach dem „negativ staining“ Verfahren 3,4 oder Kontrastierung mit Phosphorwolframsäure.Bei der Trennung werden Zellkerne und Zellkernfragmente, ganze Chloroplasten, „Mitochondrien“ und plasmatische Strukturen erhalten.


Euphytica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 216 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnau Ribera ◽  
Yuling Bai ◽  
Anne-Marie A. Wolters ◽  
Rob van Treuren ◽  
Chris Kik

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