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Photosynthesis decreases reversibly in plants exposed to SO2. Photosynthesis recovers when the exposure to SO2 is discontinued. Inactivation of a photosynthetic enzyme, ribulose-1,5-diphosphate carboxylase, by sulfonation of its SH groups was investigated as a cause of the reversible reduction of photosynthesis. The relationship between the sulfite ion concentration in the reaction mixture and 14CO2 fixation catalized by the enzyme which was prepared from alfalfa leaves was explored by using radioactive NaHCO3.
About 50% and 85% inhibitions of 14CO2 fixation were observed at 3 × 10−3 M and 3 × 10−2 M concentration of sulfite ion in the reaction mixture, respectively. The accumulation of 3 × 10−4 M sulfite ion on the reaction site of the enzyme involved in the plants which were exposed to SO2 could considerably reduce the CO2 assimilation of the plant.
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Tanaka, H., Takanashi, T. & Yatazawa, M. Experimental studies on SO2 injuries in higher plants III: Inhibitory effect of suite ion on 14 CO 2 fixation . Water Air Soil Pollut 3, 11–16 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00282724
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