15-day old seedlings of wheat and rape were grown in a series of solutions with different concentrations of KNO3 for a definite period of time. The changes in NO3- concentration of the solutions were determined by the...15-day old seedlings of wheat and rape were grown in a series of solutions with different concentrations of KNO3 for a definite period of time. The changes in NO3- concentration of the solutions were determined by the double ion-selective electrode method, and then the amount of NO3- taken up by the plants was estimated and values of Km and Imax of the Michealis-Menten equation were calculated. Results show that both the method and conditions of determination affected the values of Km and Imax. For example, the Km value was appreciably reduced when the volume of culture solution was increased or when the duration of nutrient uptake was shortened; the Km value obtained with short-term depletion method was higher than that obtained with long-term one. Similar Variations were found for the values of Imax. There was a considerable difference in the characteristics of uptake kinetics between wheat and rape when determined under the same conditions of determination. The isotherm of NO3- uptake by wheat could be separated into saturated and unsaturated parts, and when the concentration of NO3- exceeded 180 uuuuuuuuuuuuM, the relationship between the rate of NO3- uptake and NO3- concentration tended to be linear. However, the isotherm of NO3- uptake by rape was found to fit the Michealis-Menten equation and no linear relationship could be found.展开更多
文摘15-day old seedlings of wheat and rape were grown in a series of solutions with different concentrations of KNO3 for a definite period of time. The changes in NO3- concentration of the solutions were determined by the double ion-selective electrode method, and then the amount of NO3- taken up by the plants was estimated and values of Km and Imax of the Michealis-Menten equation were calculated. Results show that both the method and conditions of determination affected the values of Km and Imax. For example, the Km value was appreciably reduced when the volume of culture solution was increased or when the duration of nutrient uptake was shortened; the Km value obtained with short-term depletion method was higher than that obtained with long-term one. Similar Variations were found for the values of Imax. There was a considerable difference in the characteristics of uptake kinetics between wheat and rape when determined under the same conditions of determination. The isotherm of NO3- uptake by wheat could be separated into saturated and unsaturated parts, and when the concentration of NO3- exceeded 180 uuuuuuuuuuuuM, the relationship between the rate of NO3- uptake and NO3- concentration tended to be linear. However, the isotherm of NO3- uptake by rape was found to fit the Michealis-Menten equation and no linear relationship could be found.
