title: Cyanide-induced death of cells in plant leaves.
abstract: Destruction of guard cell nuclei in epidermis isolated from leaves of pea, maize, sunflower, and haricot bean, as well as destruction of cell nuclei in leaves of the aquatic plants waterweed and eelgrass were induced by cyanide. Destruction of nuclei was strengthened by illumination, prevented by the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol and an electron acceptor N,N,N ,N -tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine, and removed by quinacrine. Photosynthetic O2 evolution by the leaf slices of a C3 plant (pea), or a C4 plant (maize) was inhibited by CN- inactivating ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase, and was renewed by subsequent addition of the electron acceptor p-benzoquinone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology of Microorganisms, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vasil'ev
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vorobyov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Dzyubinskaya
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Nesov
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shestak
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Samuilov
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D016227:Benzoquinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D003486:Cyanides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004237:Diuron / Q000494:pharmacology; D005292:Ferricyanides / Q000494:pharmacology; D005470:Fluorometry / Q000379:methods; D006368:Helianthus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D031321:Hydrocharitaceae / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D018532:Pisum sativum / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D027805:Phaseolus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D019441:Plant Epidermis / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011190:Potassium Cyanide / Q000494:pharmacology; D011796:Quinacrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013772:Tetramethylphenylenediamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003313:Zea mays / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016227:Benzoquinones; D003486:Cyanides; D005292:Ferricyanides; C007931:hexacyanoferrate III; C004532:quinone; D004237:Diuron; D011796:Quinacrine; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol; D011190:Potassium Cyanide; D013772:Tetramethylphenylenediamine; D010100:Oxygen