First published online April 9, 2002; 10.1104/pp.010909
Plant Physiol, May 2002, Vol. 129, pp. 269-277
Protection by Isoprene against Singlet Oxygen in Leaves
Hagit P.
Affek and
Dan
Yakir*
Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) protection against effects
of singlet oxygen was investigated in Myrtus communis
and Rhamnus alaternus. In M. communis,
singlet oxygen produced in the leaves by Rose Bengal (RB) led to a 65%
decrease in net assimilation rates within 3 h, whereas isoprene
emission rates showed either a 30% decrease at ambient CO2
concentrations or a 70% increase under high CO2. In both
cases, these changes led to an increase in calculated internal isoprene
concentrations. The isoprene protection effect was directly
demonstrated by fumigation of young (non-emitting) leaves, treated with
RB or bromoxynil (simulating photoinhibition). There was 42% and 29%
reduction in the damage to net assimilation compared with non-fumigated
leaves for RB or bromoxynil, respectively. In R.
alaternus, similar effects of RB on net assimilation were observed, and additional fluorescence measurements showed a
significantly smaller decrease in
Fv/Fm in
isoprene-fumigated young leaves treated with RB (from 0.78 to 0.52),
compared with non-fumigated leaves (from 0.77 to 0.27). The internal
isoprene concentrations used in this study and possible rate of
1O2 production in leaves indicate that the
protective effects observed should be beneficial also under natural conditions.
*
Corresponding author; e-mail dan.yakir{at}weizmann.ac.il;
fax 972-8-9344124.
© 2002 American Society of Plant Physiologists
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