The artificial humic substance HS1500 does not inhibit photosynthesis of the green alga Desmodesmus armatus in vivo but interacts with the photosynthetic apparatus of isolated spinach thylakoids in vitro

Photosynthesis Research
Matthias GilbertChristian Wilhelm

Abstract

Humic substances (HSs) can influence the growth and composition of freshwater phytoplankton assemblage. Since HSs contain many phenolic and quinonic moieties and cause growth reductions in eco-physiological field experiments, HSs are considered photosystem II herbicides. To test this specific mode of action in vivo and in vitro, respectively, we used intact cells of the green alga Desmodesmus armatus, as well as thylakoids isolated from spinach (Spinacia oleracea) as a model system for the green algal chloroplast. Photosynthetic electron transport was measured as oxygen evolution and variable chlorophyll fluorescence. The in vivo effect of the artificial humic substance HS1500 on algae consisted of no impact on photosynthesis-irradiance curves of intact green algae compared to untreated controls. In contrast, addition of HS1500 to isolated thylakoids resulted in light-induced oxygen consumption (Mehler reaction) as an in vitro effect. Fluorescence induction kinetics of HS-treated thylakoids revealed a large static quenching effect of HS1500, but no inhibitory effect on electron transport. For the case of intact algal cells, we conclude that the highly hydrophilic and rather large molecules of HS1500 are not taken up in effectiv...Continue Reading

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