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@proceedings{839742,
author = {Smejkal, Lubomír and Hájek, Josef and Barták, Miloš},
booktitle = {7th International Conference of Ph.D. Students on Experimental Plant Biology, MZLU, Brno, Czech Republic, 30th June – 1st July 2009},
keywords = {ribitol; mannitol; non structural saccharides; low and freezing temperatures; lichen; polyols},
language = {eng},
isbn = {978-80-7375-310-8},
title = {Levels of polyols and non-structural saccharides in natural and experimentally affected lichens: Case study in Xanthoparmelia somloensis},
url = {http://phd.czweb.org/phd09/},
year = {2009}
}
TY - CONF
ID - 839742
AU - Smejkal, Lubomír - Hájek, Josef - Barták, Miloš
PY - 2009
TI - Levels of polyols and non-structural saccharides in natural and experimentally affected lichens: Case study in Xanthoparmelia somloensis
SN - 9788073753108
KW - ribitol
KW - mannitol
KW - non structural saccharides
KW - low and freezing temperatures
KW - lichen
KW - polyols
UR - http://phd.czweb.org/phd09/
N2 - In algae possessing lichens, polyols serve as energy-storing compounds. They are also osmotically-active compounds that increase lichen resistance to low and freezing temperatures. Natural levels of polyols in lichens are species-specific. They vary within 1.4-8.8 mg.g-1 DW (ribitol), 0.4-29.0 mg.g-1 (mannitol). We investigated natural and experimentally-affected contents of polyols and non-structural saccharides (NSS). Ribitol, mannitol, arabitol and NSS were HPLC-evaluated before and after the experimental treatments: in-vitro exposition of thalli to additional ribitol (32, 50 mM for 168 h at +5, 0, -5 deg C). Initial values were 2.6, 4.1 mg.g-1 DW (ribitol, mannitol). Addition of ribitol led to increased levels of mannitol (at all temperatures), while ribitol, arabitol and fructose showed either no or insignificant change. In control and ribitol-treated lichens, lowest mannitol content was found at -5 deg C. The results were attibuted to altered utilization of polyols at freezing temperature. Underlaying mechanisms of low temperature-dependent changes in polyol exploitation are important for the lichen life strategy at low and freezing temperatures. The abstract was supported by the KJB601630808 project funded by the Grant Agency of the Czech Academy of Science (GAAV), Czech Republic.
ER -
SMEJKAL, Lubomír, Josef HÁJEK and Miloš BARTÁK. Levels of polyols and non-structural saccharides in natural and experimentally affected lichens: Case study in Xanthoparmelia somloensis. In \textit{7th International Conference of Ph.D. Students on Experimental Plant Biology, MZLU, Brno, Czech Republic, 30th June – 1st July 2009}. 2009. ISBN~978-80-7375-310-8.
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