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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 39, 期 12, 页码 1075-1081出版社
GAUTHIER-VILLARS/EDITIONS ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(01)01326-2
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Guttiferae; hypericin; Hypericum perforatum; leaf glands; medicinal plant; pseudohypericin
The effect of light intensity and root nitrogen supply on the levels of leaf hypericins was examined for St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) grown in a sand culture system with artificial lighting. Increasing the light intensity illuminating St. John's wort plants from 106 to 402 mumol.m(-2).s(-1) resulted in a continuous increase in the level of leaf hypericins. Using a leaf dissection approach, the association of hypericins with the dark glands on the leaves was shown, and it was found that increasing light intensity resulted in a parallel increase in the number of dark glands. In this respect, a linear relationship was observed between leaf gland number and the level of leaf hypericins (R = 0.901). While a decrease in nitrogen supply to St. John's wort plants also yielded an increase in the level of leaf hypericins, this response occurred in a discontinuous manner over the range of nitrogen levels tested and no significant effect upon the number of dark leaf glands was observed. Overall, these effects of increased light intensity and decreased nitrogen supply on leaf hypericins appear to be independent and additive, and may reflect differences in the sites and processes where these environmental parameters impact production of these phytochemicals. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
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