Effect of chlorpromazine on phototactic behavior in Chlamydomonas

1980 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rona Hirschberg ◽  
William Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Light Intensity ◽  
Antipsychotic Drug ◽  
Green Alga ◽  
Negative Phototaxis ◽  
Low Light ◽  
Positive Phototaxis ◽  
Phototactic Behavior ◽  
Common Control

Chlorpromazine, an antipsychotic drug, causes a light intensity dependent reversal of phototaxis in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardi. At moderate light intensity, drug-treated cells swim away from the light (negative phototaxis) while untreated cells swim toward it (positive phototaxis). At low light, both treated and untreated cells exhibit normal positive phototactic responses. It appears that light and chlorpromazine may affect a common control system for phototaxis.

Transfer of photosynthetically fixed carbon between the prokaryotic green alga Prochloron and its ascidian host

1983 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 431 ◽  
Author(s):  
DJ Griffiths ◽  
L Thinh
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Green Alga ◽  
Host Tissue ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Symbiotic Association ◽  
Fixed Carbon ◽  
Low Light ◽  
Ascidian Species ◽  
Dark Fixation ◽  
Efficient Transfer

In the symbiotic association between the prokaryotic green alga Prochloron and three didemnid host species (Diplosoma similis, Lissoclinum bistratum, Trididemnum cyclops), between 6 and 51 % of the total carbon fixed during exposure for 1 h to H14CO3- in the light (150 �E m-2 s-1) becomes associated with the host tissue. Dark fixation of 14CO2 in these ascidian species and in Lissoclinum punctatum never exceeds 6% of photosynthetic fixation at saturating light intensity. The corresponding values for dark fixation of 14CO2 in isolated Prochloron cells fall within the same range. There is very little excretion of photosynthate from whole colonies of the above ascidian species nor from Didemnum molle, Lissoclinum voeltzkowi and Trididemnum miniatum (usually less than 1 % of total photosynthate at saturation light intensity), suggesting an efficient transfer mechanism from Prochloron to host. Evidence from pulse-chase experiments suggests that transfer probably involves the early products of photosynthesis. The extent of transfer of photosynthate between Prochloron and T. cyclops varies with the rate of photosynthetic 14CO2 fixation into the whole colony but there is some transfer even at low light intensities, which strongly limit photosynthesis.

scholarly journals Multiple Light Inputs Control Phototaxis in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC6803

2003 ◽  
Vol 185 (5) ◽  
pp. 1599-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wing-On Ng ◽  
Arthur R. Grossman ◽  
Devaki Bhaya
Keyword(s):  
Blue Light ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Negative Phototaxis ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Similar Action ◽  
Positive Phototaxis ◽  
Phototactic Behavior ◽  
Phototactic Response

ABSTRACT The phototactic behavior of individual cells of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803 was studied with a glass slide-based phototaxis assay. Data from fluence rate-response curves and action spectra suggested that there were at least two light input pathways regulating phototaxis. We observed that positive phototaxis in wild-type cells was a low fluence response, with peak spectral sensitivity at 645 and 704 nm. This red-light-induced phototaxis was inhibited or photoreversible by infrared light (760 nm). Previous work demonstrated that a taxD1 mutant (Cyanobase accession no. sll0041 ; also called pisJ1) lacked positive but maintained negative phototaxis. Therefore, the TaxD1 protein, which has domains that are similar to sequences found in both bacteriophytochrome and the methyl-accepting chemoreceptor protein, is likely to be the photoreceptor that mediates positive phototaxis. Wild-type cells exhibited negative phototaxis under high-intensity broad-spectrum light. This phenomenon is predominantly blue light responsive, with a maximum sensitivity at approximately 470 nm. A weakly negative phototactic response was also observed in the spectral region between 600 and 700 nm. A ΔtaxD1 mutant, which exhibits negative phototaxis even under low-fluence light, has a similar action maximum in the blue region of the spectrum, with minor peaks from green to infrared (500 to 740 nm). These results suggest that while positive phototaxis is controlled by the red light photoreceptor TaxD1, negative phototaxis in Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803 is mediated by one or more (as yet) unidentified blue light photoreceptors.

Pendugaan Parameter Genetik Kedelai Generasi F4 pada Intensitas Cahaya Rendah

Agrotek ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohanis Amos Mustamu ◽  
Trikoesoemaningtyas Trikoesoemaningtyas ◽  
Desta Wirnas ◽  
Didy Sopandie ◽  
Darman M. Arsyad
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Genetic Parameter ◽  
Design Experiment ◽  
Low Light ◽  
Experimental Field ◽  
High Heritability ◽  
Intensity Condition ◽  
Augmented Design ◽  
Genetic Coefficient ◽  
The University

The objective of this study was to collect information on genetic parameter and agronomy character of soybean F4 generation in the low light intensity condition. The parameter was tested to 130 lines F4 which are produced by Balai Besar Pengkajian dan Pengembangan Teknologi Pertanian (BBP2TP) Boor and the genotype of Sibayak, Tegal, Tanggamus, and Argomulyo were used as controls. The experiment was conducted in the university�s experimental field in Cikabayan, from September to December 2007. A total of 130 advance (F4) soybean lines were evaluated under shading in an augmented design experiment. The result of this study showed that all character has low genetic coefficient. The weight character of 25 grains has a considerably high heritability number in low li

scholarly journals Growth of Haematococcus pluvialis on a Small-Scale Angled Porous Substrate Photobioreactor for Green Stage Biomass

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1788
Author(s):  
Thanh-Tri Do ◽  
Binh-Nguyen Ong ◽  
Tuan-Loc Le ◽  
Thanh-Cong Nguyen ◽  
Bich-Huy Tran-Thi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Algal Biomass ◽  
Haematococcus Pluvialis ◽  
Biomass Productivity ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Porous Substrate ◽  
Low Light ◽  
Green Algal ◽  
Green Stage

In the production of astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis, the process of growing algal biomass in the vegetative green stage is an indispensable step in both suspended and immobilized cultivations. The green algal biomass is usually cultured in a suspension under a low light intensity. However, for astaxanthin accumulation, the microalgae need to be centrifuged and transferred to a new medium or culture system, a significant difficulty when upscaling astaxanthin production. In this research, a small-scale angled twin-layer porous substrate photobioreactor (TL-PSBR) was used to cultivate green stage biomass of H. pluvialis. Under low light intensities of 20–80 µmol photons m−2·s−1, algae in the biofilm consisted exclusively of non-motile vegetative cells (green palmella cells) after ten days of culturing. The optimal initial biomass density was 6.5 g·m−2, and the dry biomass productivity at a light intensity of 80 µmol photons m−2·s−1 was 6.5 g·m−2·d−1. The green stage biomass of H. pluvialis created in this small-scale angled TL-PSBR can be easily harvested and directly used as the source of material for the inoculation of a pilot-scale TL-PSBR for the production of astaxanthin.

scholarly journals Response of Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters of Castanopsis kawakamii Seedlings to Forest Gaps

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Zhong-sheng He ◽  
Rong Tang ◽  
Meng-jia Li ◽  
Meng-ran Jin ◽  
Cong Xin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll Fluorescence ◽  
Light Intensity ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Group Treatment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Low Light ◽  
Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters ◽  
Forest Gaps ◽  
Low Light Intensity ◽  
Weak Light

Light is a major environmental factor limiting the growth and survival of plants. The heterogeneity of the light environment after gap formation in forest influences the leaf chlorophyll contents, net photosynthetic rate (Pn), and chlorophyll fluorescence, thus influencing the growth and regeneration of Castanopsis kawakamii seedlings. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of weak light on the photosynthetic physiology of C. kawakamii seedlings in forest gaps and non-gaps. The results showed that (1) the contents of chlorophyll a (Chl-a), chlorophyll b (Chl-b), and total chlorophyll (Chl-T) in forest gaps were lower than in non-gaps. Seedlings tended to increase chlorophyll content to absorb light energy to adapt to low light intensity in non-gap environments. (2) The Pn values of C. kawakamii seedlings in forest gaps were significantly higher than in non-gaps, and forest gaps could improve the seedlings’ photosynthetic capacity. (3) The C. kawakamii seedlings in forest gaps were more sensitive to weak light and control group treatment, especially the tall seedlings, indicating that seedlings require more light to satisfy their growth needs in the winter. The seedlings in non-gaps demonstrated better adaptability to low light intensity. The light intensity was not adequate in weak light conditions and limited seedling growth. We suggest that partial forest selection cutting could improve light intensity in non-gaps, thus promoting seedling growth and regeneration of C. kawakamii more effectively in this forest.

A laboratory study of vertical migration

1955 ◽  
Vol 144 (916) ◽  
pp. 329-354 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Vertical Migration ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Low Light ◽  
Overhead Light ◽  
Light Intensities ◽  
Orientation Response ◽  
Reduced Light ◽  
Characteristic Maximum

In a tank filled with a suspension of indian ink in tap water, a population of Daphnia magna will undergo a complete cycle of vertical migration when an overhead light source is cycli­cally varied in intensity. A ‘dawn rise’ to the surface at low intensity is followed by the descent of the animals to a characteristic maximum depth. The animals rise to the surface again as the light decreases, and finally show a typical midnight sinking. The light intensities at the level of the animals in this experiment are of the same order as those which have been reported in field observations; the time course of the movement also repeats the natural conditions in the field. The process is independent of the duration of the cycle and is related only to the variation in overhead light intensity. At low light intensity the movement of the animal is determined solely by positive photo-kinesis; the dawn rise is a manifestation of this, and is independent of the direction of the light. At high light intensities there is an orientation response which is superimposed upon an alternating positive (photokinetic) phase and a negative phase during which movement is inhibited. The fully oriented animal shows a special type of positive and negative phototaxis, moving towards the light at reduced light intensities and away from it when the light intensity is increased. In this condition it follows a zone of optimum light intensity with some exactness. Experiments show that an animal in this fully oriented condition will respond to the slow changes of intensity characteristic of the diurnal cycle, while being little affected by tran­sient changes of considerable magnitude.

Extracellular carbohydrate liberation in the flagellates Isochrysis galbana and Prymnesium parvum

1965 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 755-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. H. Marker
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Light Intensity ◽  
Nitrogen Starvation ◽  
Axenic Culture ◽  
Isochrysis Galbana ◽  
Prymnesium Parvum ◽  
Extracellular Production ◽  
Low Light ◽  
Passive Release ◽  
Dying Cells

The production of extracellular carbohydrate has been studied in Isochrysis galbana and Prymnesium parvum in axenic culture. Increased extracellular production of carbohydrate occurred at reduced and increased salinity, low light intensity and under conditions of nitrogen starvation in Isochrysis, and in some cases appeared to be associated with the sedimentation of the cells from stagnant culture. Extracellular carbohydrate production was found to be greatest during the early and later stages in growth and dropped to a minimum during the mid-growth phase. Experiments indicated that the cells were not being damaged during harvesting of the cultures. A close similarity was found between the monosaccharide components of the intra- and extracellular carbohydrate after acid hydrolysis; both contained glucose, galactose, arabinose, xylose and ribose. It is suggested that the production of most of the extracellular carbohydrate is due to the passive release of organic matter from dead or dying cells.

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