Characteristics of the Flash-induced 515 Nanometer Absorbance Change of Intact Isolated Chloroplasts

AUTOR(ES)

Horváth, Gábor

RESUMO

In intact (type A) chloroplasts isolated from mesophyll protoplasts of maize (Zea mays L. convar. KSC 360) the flash-induced 515 nanometer absorbance change was much higher than in conventionally prepared (types B and C) chloroplasts. The 515 nanometer signal of type A chloroplasts exhibited a biphasic rise: the initial very fast rise (rise time «1 millisecond) was followed by a slow increase of absorbance (rise time 10 to 20 milliseconds). With decreasing degree of envelope retention the slow phase disappeared. Thus the biphasic rise of the flash-induced 515 nanometer absorbance change can be regarded as an attribute of intact chloroplasts.

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