Open AccessUltraviolet Radiation-stimulated Efflux of 86-Rubidium from Cultured Tobacco Cells
Author(s) -
Lawrence A. Wright,
Terence M. Murphy
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.61.3.434
Subject(s) - rubidium , efflux , ultraviolet , ultraviolet radiation , radiation , chemistry , ultraviolet irradiation , biophysics , biology , irradiation , radiochemistry , biochemistry , potassium , physics , optics , organic chemistry , nuclear physics
Ultraviolet (254 nm) radiation stimulated the efflux of (86)Rb(+) from liquid-cultured tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) cells; it did not stimulate the movement of mannitol or 2-deoxyglucose. These results indicate that the efflux of (86)Rb(+) is not to a generalized disruption of membrane structure.