Carbon Fixation Gradients across Spinach Leaves Do Not Follow Internal Light Gradients.

AUTOR(ES)

Nishio, JN

RESUMO

In situ measurements of 14C-CO2 incorporation into 40-[mu]m paradermal leaf sections of sun- and shade-grown spinach leaves were determined. Chlorophyll, carotenoid, and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) content in similar 40-[mu]m paradermal leaf sections was also measured. The carbon fixation gradient did not follow the leaf internal light gradient, which decreases exponentially across the leaf. Instead, the 14C-CO2 fixation was higher in the middle of the leaf. Contrary to expectations, the distribution of carbon fixation across the leaf showed that the spongy mesophyll contributes significantly to the total carbon reduced. Approximately 60% of the carboxylation occurred in the palisade mesophyll and 40% occurred in the spongy mesophyll. Carbon reduction correlated well with Rubisco content, and no correlation between chlorophyll and carotenoid content and Rubisco was observed in sun plants. The correlation among chlorophyll, carotenoids, Rubisco, and carbon fixation was higher in shade leaves than in sun leaves. The results are discussed in relation to leaf photosynthetic and biochemical measurements that generally consider the leaf as a single homogeneous unit.

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