contribution of photosynthate to turgor pressure rise in the planktonic blue green alga Anabaena flos aquae

The turgor pressure of the cells of the planktonic blue-green alga Anabaena flos-aquae increases following transfer of the alga from low light intensity to high light intensity. Up to half of this rise in turgor pressure may be due to the accumulation of soluble photosynthate. This estimate is based...

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Published in:Journal of experimental botany 1977-04, Vol.28 (103), p.409-415
Main Authors: Grant, N.G, Walsby, A.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
Atoms
Carbon
Chemical suspensions
Dextrans
Luminous intensity
Molecules
Osmosis
Photosynthesis
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
Turgor pressure
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Summary:The turgor pressure of the cells of the planktonic blue-green alga Anabaena flos-aquae increases following transfer of the alga from low light intensity to high light intensity. Up to half of this rise in turgor pressure may be due to the accumulation of soluble photosynthate. This estimate is based on direct measurement of cell water, extraction and fractionation of 14C-labelled soluble products of photosynthesis, and simultaneous measurement of turgor pressure rise.
ISSN:0022-0957
1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jxb/28.2.409