Effects of Cu on the content of chlorophylls and secondary metabolites in the Cu-hyperaccumulator lichen Stereocaulon japonicum.
Effects of Cu on the content of chlorophylls and secondary metabolites in the Cu-hyperaccumulator lichen Stereocaulon japonicum.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.12.038
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发表时间:
2015-03
影响因子:
6.8
通讯作者:
H. Nakajima;K. Hara;Yoshikazu Yamamoto;K. Itoh
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作者:
H. Nakajima;K. Hara;Yoshikazu Yamamoto;K. Itoh
Understanding the relationship between Cu and Cu-hyperaccumulator lichens is important for their application in monitoring and assessing heavy metal pollution. We investigated the Cu-hyperaccumulator lichenStereocaulonjaponicumat several Cu-polluted and control sites in Japan, and found the lichen to be widely distributed. Its concentrations of Cu, chlorophylls, and secondary metabolites, chlorophyll-related indices, and absorption spectra were measured, and we observed negative effects of Cu on these concentrations and indices. For highly Cu-polluted samples (>100 ppm dry weight), however, we found significant linear correlations between Cu and chlorophyll concentrations. This can be considered as the response of the photobiont inS. japonicumto Cu stress. In highly Cu-polluted samples the chlorophyll-related indices and concentration of total secondary metabolites were almost constant regardless of Cu concentration. This suggests that the increase in chlorophyll concentration with the increase in Cu concentration enhances photosynthetic productivity per unit biomass, which will allow the production of extra structure and energy for maintaining the chlorophyll-related indices under Cu stress. The relationship between the increase in chlorophyll concentration ofS. japonicumand the decrease in secondary metabolite concentration of the lichen can be explained by considering the balance of carbohydrates in the lichen. We found that a spectral indexA372−A394can be a useful index of the concentrations of Cu and total secondary metabolites inS. japonicum. These findings show the adjustment of the content of chlorophylls and secondary metabolites inS. japonicumto Cu stress, and provide a better understanding of the relationship between Cu and the Cu-hyperaccumulator lichen.