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Photosystems activities and polypeptide composition of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba and Vigna mungo thylakoids as affected by exclusion of solar UV radiation

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Biologia Plantarum

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The impacts of solar UV (280–400 nm) radiation on photosynthetic activities and polypeptide composition of thylakoids of cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L, UV-B sensitive) and black gram (Vigna mungo L., UV-B resistant) plants were compared. The activity of photosystem 1 and especially photosystem 2 increased in cluster bean while decreased in black gram, when either UV-B or UV-B + UV-A radiation was removed as compared to control plants. Exclusion of UV-B radiation caused changes in the protein composition of the thylakoids particularly in the 33, 23 and 17 kDa proteins of photosystem 2.

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Abbreviations

BQ:

p-benzoquinone

DAT:

days after treatment

DCPIP:

dichlorophenol indophenol

MV:

methyl viologen

PAR:

photosynthetically active radiation

PS 1:

photosystem 1

PS 2:

photosystem 2

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We thank the University Grants Commission and the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for financial assistance and Mr. S. Balakrishnan for his technical assistance.

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  1. Department of Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625021, India

    P. Amudha & G. Kulandaivelu

  2. Research Department of Botany, VHNSN College, Virudhunagar, 626001, India

    M. Jayakumar

  3. Lady Willington College Campus, Tamilnadu Teachers Education University, Chennai, 600005, India

    M. Jayakumar

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Amudha, P., Jayakumar, M. & Kulandaivelu, G. Photosystems activities and polypeptide composition of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba and Vigna mungo thylakoids as affected by exclusion of solar UV radiation. Biol Plant 54, 339–343 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-010-0059-2

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