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Recovery of photosynthetic reactions after high-temperature treatments of a heat-tolerant cactus (1988)

Chetti, Mahadev B. ; Nobel, Park S.

Springer

Photosynthesis research 18 (1988), S. 277-286

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ISSN: 1573-5079

Keywords: CO2 uptake ; high-temperature acclimation ; Opuntia ficus-indica ; photosystems I and II ; whole chain electron transport

Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000

Topics: Biology

Notes: Abstract Inhibition and recovery of net CO2 uptake and three photosynthetic electron transport reactions as well as plant survival following high-temperature treatments were investigated for Opuntia ficus-indica. For plants maintained at 30°C/20°C day/night air temperatures, treatment at 60°C for 1 h irreversibly inhibited net CO2 uptake and photosynthetic electron transport, resulting in plant death in about 60 days. When a plant maintained at 30°C/20°C was treated at 55°C for 1 h, net CO2 uptake was completely inhibited 1 d after the treatment but fully recovered in 60 d. Differential inactivation of photosystem (PS) I, PSII, and whole chain electron transport activities occurred; PSI was the most tolerant of 55°C and took the least time (45 d) for total recovery. All 30°C/20°C plants survived a 1-h treatment at 55°C, although some pale green areas were observed on the cladode surfaces. In contrast to growing at 30°C/20°C, plants acclimated to 45°C/35°C survived 60°C for 1 h without showing any necrotic or pale green areas on the cladode surfaces. When such a plant was transferred to 30°C/20°C following the high-temperature treatment, recovery in net CO2 uptake began in 1 d and progressed to complete recovery by 30 d. Growth temperatures thus influence the possibility for recovery of photosynthetic reactions and ultimately the survival of O. ficus-indica following a high-temperature exposure.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00034832

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Mn(III) - porphyrin-based thiocyanate-selective membrane electrodes: Characterization and application in flow injection determination of thiocyanate in saliva (1989)

Brown, D. V. ; Chaniotakis, N. A. ; Lee, I. H. ; [et al.]

Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell

Electroanalysis 1 (1989), S. 477-484

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ISSN: 1040-0397

Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science

Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000

Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology

Notes: The response properties of a new thiocyanate-selective solvent-polymeric membrane electrode are reported. The membrane contains (5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2,4,6-triphenylphenyl)porphyrinato)manganese(III) chloride (Mn[TPPP]CI) in a plasticized polyvinyl chloride matrix. The electrode deviates from the Hofmeister selectivity pattern by responding to thiocyanate preferentially over inorganic anions (perchlorate, chloride, iodide, and bromide) and several organic anions often present in biological samples (ascorbate, citrate, urate, and salicylate). The performance of this electrode as an ion-selective detector in a low-dispersion, flow-injection system is also evaluated. While selectivity in such a nonequilibrium flow arrangement is found to be somewhat different than that observed under equilibrium conditions, the electrode's response and selectivity is still adequate to allow for measurement of thiocyanate in biological samples. This application is demonstrated via the flow-injection analysis (FIA) detection of thiocyanate in 22 human saliva samples with good correlation to a classical colorimetric method (r = 0.981).

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