title: Chemical composition of volatile oil from Artemisia ordosica and its allelopathic effects on desert soil microalgae, Palmellococcus miniatus.
abstract: Plants have been used to restore vegetation in desert region in Shapotou, where naturally biological soil crusts (BSCs) have formed after planting for several years. However, few works have been done on the allelopathic effects between the plants and soil microalgae in BSCs currently. In this study, we investigated the chemical compositions of volatile oil of Artemisia ordosica and its allelopathic effects on photosynthetic system II (PSII) and antioxidant system of Palmellococcus miniatus, a green algae isolated from BSCs. 37 components, consisted of 17 terpenoids, 14 alcohols, 2 esters, 2 ketones and other 2 components were identified in the volatile oil from A. ordosica by GC-MS analysis. High concentration of volatile oil could significantly inhibit the growth and photosynthetic activity (Fv/Fm), and decreased the photosynthetic parameters by affecting photon absorption, electron transport and the reaction center of PSII of P. miniatus, and also cause the significant increase of superoxide dismutase (SOD; EC 1.15.1.) activity, peroxidase (POD; EC 1.11.1.7) activity, reactive oxygen evolution (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents of P. miniatus through the combined effects of components in volatile oil. The results indicated that the emission of volatile oil of A. ordosica could inhibit the growth, photosynthesis of P. miniatus through the oxidative damage, and thus might negatively affect the development of BSCs.
authors.affiliation: School of Resource & Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaolu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Songqiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Philippis
authors.forename: Lanzhou
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chaozhen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Weihao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D019306:Artemisia / Q000737:chemistry*; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000737:chemistry; D000077194:Chlorophyll A; D004579:Electron Transport; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005453:Fluorescence; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000737:chemistry; D058086:Microalgae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D017785:Photons; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex / Q000737:chemistry; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000737:chemistry; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D013729:Terpenes; D002734:Chlorophyll; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D000077194:Chlorophyll A