1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Development of multi-wavelength absorption spectrometer for plant by using modulation method
Project/Area Number |
07554069
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 試験 |
Research Field |
植物生理
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Research Institution | Meijo University |
Principal Investigator |
TAKABE Teruhiro Meijo University, Research Institute, 総合研究所, 教授 (80097766)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKAI Yoshiyuki Ritsu, Applied Optics Co., president, 取締役社長
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Project Period (FY) |
1996
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Keywords | photosynthesis / environmental responses / nondestructive measurement / transgenic plant / food crisis / fluorescennce |
Research Abstract |
Recently, molecular biological techniques are well developed and used to make transgenic plants. However, physiological analyzes of transgenic plants are suffered due to the lack of in vivo measurement system. Therefore, we have developed the multi-wavelength absorption spectrometer for plant by using modulation methods. These techniques were used to uncover the adaptation mechanisms of photosystems for halotolerance. Photoacoustic measurements indicated that appreciable energy storage by photosystem I mediated cyclic electron flow at high salinities. Significant electron donation to photosystem I reaction centers through NAD (P) H-dehydrogenase complexes was observed in high salt media. The contents of Cyt.b6/f and PS II were almost constant under various salinity conditions, whereas the levels of Chl a, PS I,soluble Cyt.c-553, and NAD (P) H-dehydrogenase increased in the cells grown with high salinitie, indicating the improtance of cyclic electron flow around PS I for the adaptation to salt stress. The modulated multiwavelength florometer was als used for the analyzes of photosynthesis in transgenic plants.
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