Seasonal changes in anthocyanin contents and in activities of xanthophyll and ascorbate-glutathione cycles in Sabina species derived from different environments
2010
Wen, Longying | Chen, Tuo | Zhang, Manxiao | Wang, Yong | Zhang, Youfu | Duan, Zhenghu | An, Lizhe | Jian, Qiliang | Peng, Renqing
Qilian Juniper (Sabina przewalskii Kom.) and Chinese juniper [Sabina chinensis (Lin.) Ant.] are overwintering plants. S. przewalskii, a protected species in China, is distributed in subalpine and alpine area on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. S. chinensis is distributed in plain area. We investigated seasonal changes in photoprotective stress compounds such as anthocyanins, activities of three enzymes of ascorbate-glutathione pathway, as well as xanthophyll size and conversion in these species. Ascorbate peroxidase (APX), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) and glutathione reductase (GR) levels were higher in the low-temperature months, which was associated with changes in anthocyanins and in de-epoxidation index [(A + Z)/(V + A + Z)]. Photochemical efficiency of PSII (Fv/Fm) was lower (<0.70) during winter and late autumn in both species. During the low-temperature months, S. przewalskii had higher levels of photoprotective stress compounds than S. chinensis. The results suggested that these two species possess cold-induced photoinhibition functions and show the inherent, season-dependent differences in the amounts of the stress-related compounds.
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