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Plant Physiology 65:1211-1215 (1980)
© 1980 American Society of Plant Biologists

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Effects of Calcium on Chlorophyll Synthesis and Stability in the Early Phase of Greening in Cucumber Cotyledons

Ayumi Tanaka and Hideo Tsuji

Laboratory for Plant Ecological Studies, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606 Japan

The effects of calcium on chlorophyll accumulation and its stability in the early phase of greening in cucumber cotyledons were investigated. Chlorophyll accumulation was hardly affected by dark preincubation of cotyledons with 10 millimolar calcium solution, but was inhibited almost completely when 50 or 100 millimolar solution was used. On the other hand, 50 millimolar calcium inhibited {delta}-aminolevulinic acid formation in the light by only 75%. Calcium had little effect on the lag for initiation of protochlorophyllide650 regeneration, but slowed down the rate of accumulation of protochlorophyllide650. In calcium-treated cotyledons, the chlorophyll formed by primary photoconversion was quickly decomposed in the dark. The present results show that calcium inhibited chlorophyll accumulation by inhibiting {delta}-aminolevulinic acid formation in the light and by stimulating the decomposition of newly formed chlorophyll, both effects being completely prevented by potassium.






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