KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE (한국작물학회지)

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Natural Photodynamic Activity of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Produced by E. coli Overexpressing ALA Synthase from Bradyrhizobium japonicum

  • Chon Sang-Uk (Callus Co. Ltd., TBI Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Jung Sun-Yo (School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Kyungbook National University) ;
  • Boo Hee-Ock (Phyto M&F, BIC, Dongshin University) ;
  • Han Seung-Kwan (Center for EM Research and Development, Jeonju University)
  • Published : 2006.09.01
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Abstract

The present study was conducted to determine plant growth and physiological responses of corn, barnyardgrass, and soybean to ALA (5-aminolevulinic acid). ALA effect on early seedling growth of test plants was greatly concentration dependant, suggesting that it inhibits at higher concentrations. No significant difference in herbicidal activity of two types of ALA on plant height and weight of test plants was observed. Barnyardgrass was the most sensitive to ALA and followed by corn and soybean, indicating that both crop plants were less affected by ALA concentration as well as different growth stages than barnyardgrass. Greatly reduced chlorophyll contents from leaves of three plant species were observed with increasing of ALA concentration. Compared with untreated controls, higher amounts of three tetrapyrroles were detected from three crop plants, indicating more accumulation in ALA-treated plants. The differential selectivity among plant species would be explained with the differences in tetrapyrrole accumulating capabilities, the susceptibility of various greening groups of plant species to the accumulation of various tetrapyrroles, and their metabolism in various plant tissues. The results indicate that negative biological potential of ALA exhibited differently on plant species, and that the photodynamic herbicidal activity against susceptible plants highly correlated with the extent of tetrapyrrole accumulation by the species.

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