1. Effect of aluminum on metabolism of organic acids and chemical forms of aluminum in root tips of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.
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Ikka T, Ogawa T, Li D, Hiradate S, and Morita A
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- Aconitate Hydratase metabolism, Aluminum chemistry, Biodegradation, Environmental drug effects, Citrates chemistry, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Eucalyptus chemistry, Eucalyptus growth & development, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Meristem chemistry, Meristem drug effects, Meristem growth & development, Organometallic Compounds chemistry, Plant Proteins metabolism, Plant Roots chemistry, Plant Roots growth & development, Aluminum pharmacology, Citrates metabolism, Eucalyptus drug effects, Organometallic Compounds metabolism, Plant Roots drug effects
- Abstract
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) has relatively high resistance to aluminum (Al) toxicity than the various herbaceous plants and model plant species. To investigate Al-tolerance mechanism, the metabolism of organic acids and the chemical forms of Al in the target site (root tips) in Eucalyptus was investigated. To do this, 2-year old rooted cuttings of E. camaldulensis were cultivated in half-strength Hoagland solution (pH 4.0) containing Al (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.5 and 5.0mM) salts for 5weeks; growth was not affected at concentrations up to 2.5mM even with Al concentration reaching 6000μgg(-1) DW. In roots, the citrate content also increased with increasing Al application. Concurrently, the activities of aconitase and NADP(+)-isocitrate dehydrogenase, which catalyze the decomposition of citrate, decreased. On the other hand, the activity of citrate synthase was not affected at concentrations up to 2.5mM Al. (27)Al-NMR spectroscopic analyses were carried out where it was found that Al-citrate complexes were a major chemical form present in cell sap of root tips. These findings suggested that E. camaldulensis detoxifies Al by forming Al-citrate complexes, and that this is achieved through Al-induced citrate accumulation in root tips via suppression of the citrate decomposition pathway., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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