Nano-anatase relieves the inhibition of electron transport caused by linolenic acid in chloroplasts of spinach

Biol Trace Elem Res. 2008 Apr;122(1):73-81. doi: 10.1007/s12011-007-8055-x. Epub 2007 Oct 25.

Abstract

Linolenic acid is an inhibitor of electron transport in chloroplasts of higher plants. It has obvious effects on the structure and function of chloroplasts. In the present paper, we investigated the nano-anatase relieving the inhibition of photoreduction activity and oxygen evolution caused by linolenic acid in spinach chloroplasts. The results showed that linolenic acid in various concentrations could obviously reduce the whole chain electron transport and the photoreduction activity of two photosystems, especially on the oxidative reside and reduce reside of photosystem II (PS II). After adding nano-anatase to chloroplasts treated by linolenic acid, the whole chain electron transport rate, the photoreduction activity of two photosystems, and the oxygen evolution rate were increased significantly, indicating that nano-anatase could obviously decrease the inhibition of linolenic acid on the electron transport, photoreduction activity, and oxygen evolution of spinach chloroplasts.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chloroplasts / metabolism*
  • Electron Transport / drug effects*
  • Photochemistry
  • Photosystem I Protein Complex / metabolism*
  • Photosystem II Protein Complex / metabolism*
  • Spinacia oleracea / metabolism
  • Titanium / metabolism*
  • alpha-Linolenic Acid / metabolism*

Substances

  • Photosystem I Protein Complex
  • Photosystem II Protein Complex
  • alpha-Linolenic Acid
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium