TY - JOUR
T1 - An in vivo 1H and 31P NMR investigation of the effect of nitrate on hypoxic metabolism in maize roots
AU - Fan, Teresa W.M.
AU - Higashi, Richard M.
AU - Lane, Andrew N.
N1 - Funding Information:
in part by NIH and the California
PY - 1988/11/1
Y1 - 1988/11/1
N2 - The effect of nitrate on the short-term hypoxic response and recovery of flooded mature maize roots has been investigated in vivo by 1H and 31P NMR and in vitro by 1H NMR and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Employing 1H NMR in addition to 31P NMR extended the number of identifiable compounds in vivo from 4 to 15, while in vitro two-dimensional NMR and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry aided rigorous in vivo 1H NMR resonance assignments and quantitation of 24 compounds. In the absence of nitrate, the concentrations of key metabolites including alanine, ethanol, γ-aminobutyrate, lactate, succinate, and sucrose changed during 8 h of hypoxia in a manner consistent with reduced tricarboxylic acid cycle activity and diversion to glycolytic fermentation. The pH drop in the cytoplasm during hypoxia was rapid, about 0.2 unit, and diminished quickly upon recovery. Rapid recovery of ethanol, succinate, and sucrose levels was also observed, which indicates a return to normal aerobic metabolism. Although the hypoxic response itself, including pH, was not greatly affected by the presence of nitrate, nitrate reduced the amount of fermentation end products produced, helped maintain a higher free NTP concentration during hypoxia, and increased the rate of overall recovery from hypoxia. These findings suggest the presence of a nitrate-induced maintenance-level respiration in hypoxic maize roots, which helps explain the protection imparted by nitrate to flooded hypoxic maize plants.
AB - The effect of nitrate on the short-term hypoxic response and recovery of flooded mature maize roots has been investigated in vivo by 1H and 31P NMR and in vitro by 1H NMR and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Employing 1H NMR in addition to 31P NMR extended the number of identifiable compounds in vivo from 4 to 15, while in vitro two-dimensional NMR and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry aided rigorous in vivo 1H NMR resonance assignments and quantitation of 24 compounds. In the absence of nitrate, the concentrations of key metabolites including alanine, ethanol, γ-aminobutyrate, lactate, succinate, and sucrose changed during 8 h of hypoxia in a manner consistent with reduced tricarboxylic acid cycle activity and diversion to glycolytic fermentation. The pH drop in the cytoplasm during hypoxia was rapid, about 0.2 unit, and diminished quickly upon recovery. Rapid recovery of ethanol, succinate, and sucrose levels was also observed, which indicates a return to normal aerobic metabolism. Although the hypoxic response itself, including pH, was not greatly affected by the presence of nitrate, nitrate reduced the amount of fermentation end products produced, helped maintain a higher free NTP concentration during hypoxia, and increased the rate of overall recovery from hypoxia. These findings suggest the presence of a nitrate-induced maintenance-level respiration in hypoxic maize roots, which helps explain the protection imparted by nitrate to flooded hypoxic maize plants.
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U2 - 10.1016/0003-9861(88)90292-5
DO - 10.1016/0003-9861(88)90292-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 3190244
AN - SCOPUS:0024110087
SN - 0003-9861
VL - 266
SP - 592
EP - 606
JO - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
JF - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
IS - 2
ER -