title: Circadian rhythms in biologically closed electrical circuits of plants.
abstract: The circadian clock regulates a wide range of electrophysiological and developmental processes in plants. Here, we discuss the direct influence of a circadian clock on biologically closed electrochemical circuits in vivo. The biologically closed electrochemical circuits in the leaves of C. miniata (Kaffir lily), Aloe vera and Mimosa pudica, which regulate their physiology, were analyzed using the charge stimulation method. Plants are able to memorize daytime and nighttime. Even at continuous light or darkness, plants recognize nighttime or daytime and change the input resistance. The circadian clock can be maintained endogenously and has electrochemical oscillators, which can activate ion channels in biologically closed electrochemical circuits. The activation of voltage gated channels depends on the applied voltage, electrical charge, and the speed of transmission of electrical energy from the electrostimulator to plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL, USA. agvolkov@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volkov
authors.forename: Astian J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Waite
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wooten
authors.forename: Vladislav S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Markin
mesh_terms: D000504:Aloe / Q000502:physiology; D057906:Circadian Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D003624:Darkness; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004560:Electricity; D055724:Electrophysiological Phenomena; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D008027:Light; D019668:Liliaceae / Q000502:physiology; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000502:physiology*; D031298:Mimosa / Q000502:physiology; D017440:Photoperiod; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels