ISSN:
1573-5044
Keywords:
cell division
;
Euphorbia characias
;
gamma-irradiation
;
mass-spectrometry
;
oxygen exchange
;
sucrose
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Gamma-irradiation (250 Gy) applied to photoautotrophic cell suspensions of Euphorbia characias L. in the exponential growth phase led to the arrest of cell division and to a subsequent overaccumulation of sucrose and dry matter. From the fourth day of culture, the chlorophyll content and gross photosynthesis were not depressed by gamma-treatment nor by sugar accumulation. In both cultures, no difference was observed between oxygen uptake in the light at CO2 saturating concentration and in the dark, suggesting that no change in energy-dissipative reactions took place after irradiation. A slight increase in oxygen uptake in both light and dark was observed in irradiated cells during the first four days. However, in the absence of limiting factors, the photosynthetic capacities of the dividing and irradiated non-dividing photoautotrophic cells were identical but higher than that of the non-dividing cells in the stationary growth phase. This suggests that gamma-irradiation arrests cell division by a mechanism different to that occuring in stationary-phase cultures. This may be of value in investigating the metabolism of secondary products.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00035813
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