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. 1995 Oct;109(2):481–490. doi: 10.1104/pp.109.2.481

Analysis of 13NH4+ Efflux in Spruce Roots (A Test Case for Phase Identification in Compartmental Analysis).

H J Kronzucker 1, M Y Siddiqi 1, ADM Glass 1
PMCID: PMC157610  PMID: 12228606

Abstract

13NH4+-efflux analyses were conducted with roots of intact Picea glauca (Moench) Voss. seedlings at external NH4+ concentrations of 100 [mu]M and 1.5 mM. Three kinetically distinct phases were identified with half-lives of exchange of approximately 2 s, 30 s, and 14 min. The presumed identities of the subcellular compartments corresponding to these phases were confirmed by several techniques, including pretreatment of roots (a) at 75[deg]C or with SDS, (b) with [alpha]-keto-glutarate or L-methionine-DL-sulfoximine, (c) at elevated levels of Ca2+, and (d) at low pH or with Al3+ at low pH. Treatments a and b selectively influenced phase III without affecting phases I and II. Similarly, treatment c selectively perturbed phase II, and treatment d affected phases II and III. Based on these findings and the assumption of an in-series arrangement of root cell compartments, it was concluded that phase III corresponded to the cytoplasm, phase II corresponded to the Donnan free space, and phase I corresponded to a film of solution adhering to the root surface.

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