Lichen photobionts show tolerance against lichen acids produced by lichen mycobionts.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
; 72(12): 3122-7, 2008 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-19060396
ABSTRACT
In order to determine the allelopathic nature of lichen acids produced by lichen mycobionts, we compared lichen photobionts with other photosynthetic organisms in terms of inhibition of photosynthetic electron transport around photosystem II (PSII) by representative lichen acids. Whereas at the thylakoid level we found no clear difference in tolerance against lichen acids between lichen photobionts and other species, at the cellular level lichen photobionts showed strong tolerance as compared with other species. These findings suggest the presence of a lichen acid-specific exclusion or detoxification mechanism in lichen photobiont cells.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ácidos Carbocíclicos
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Benzofuranos
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Líquens
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
Assunto da revista:
BIOQUIMICA
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BIOTECNOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão