Light conditions alter accumulation of long chain polyprenols in leaves of trees and shrubs throughout the vegetation season.
In many plants belonging to angiosperms and gymnosperms the accumulation in leaves of long chain polyprenols and polyprenyl esters during growth in natural habitats depends on the light intensity. The amount of polyprenols in leaves is also positively correlated with the thickness of the leaf blade (SLA, specific leaf area). The polyprenol content of leaves shows seasonal changes with a maximum in autumn and a minimum in early summer with the difference between poorly and well illuminated plants persisting throughout the vegetation season.
Bajda
Agnieszka
A
Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland. agnesb@ibb.waw.pl
Chojnacki
Tadeusz
T
Hertel
Józefina
J
Swiezewska
Ewa
E
Wójcik
Jacek
J
Kaczkowska
Alicja
A
Marczewski
Andrzej
A
Bojarczuk
Tomasz
T
Karolewski
Piotr
P
Oleksyn
Jacek
J
D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D045782:Hemiterpenes; D008027:Light; D015394:Molecular Structure; D000439:Pentanols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism*; D012621:Seasons; D014197:Trees / Q000378:metabolism*
D045782:Hemiterpenes; D000439:Pentanols; C009034:prenol