Effects of the potential allelochemical α-asarone on growth, physiology and ultrastructure of two unicellular green algae
Effects of the potential allelochemical α-asarone on growth, physiology and ultrastructure of two unicellular green algae
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DOI:
10.1007/bf02182732
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发表时间:
1993-08
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
A. Pollio;G. Pinto;R. Ligrone;G. Aliotta
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作者:
A. Pollio;G. Pinto;R. Ligrone;G. Aliotta
The effects of the natural phenylpropanoid α-asarone on growth pattern, photosynthesis, respiration and cell structure of two microalgae have been investigated. In cultures ofAnkistrodesmus brauniiα-asarone decreases in the medium and induces a lag in growth. Both phenomena were dependent on the number of cells inoculated. By contrast, in cultures ofSelenastrum capricornutuma constant decrease of the growth rate at all inocula was observed and only a slight decrease of α-asarone in the medium occurred. In both algae α-asarone caused an initial inhibition of photosynthesis, followed by a resumption of control values. The respiratory rate ofA. brauniiwas not significantly affected by α-asarone, whereas inS. capricornutumrespiration lowered to 60% of the control in the first 48 h and subsequently rose to values exceeding the controls by 20%. Ultrastructural observations carried out 24 and 72 h after the addition of α-asarone showed modifications of cell wall inA. braunii, an increase in the number of mithocondrial profiles per cell section inS. capricornutum, and an accumulation of electron-dense deposits in the vacuoles of both algae.