Publications [#230028] of Zhen-Ming Pei

Papers Published

1. Tang, X; Chen, J; Wang, W-H; Liu, T-W; Zhang, J; Gao, Y-H; Pei, Z-M; Zheng, H-L, The changes of nitric oxide production during the growth of Microcystis aerugrinosa., Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), vol. 159 no. 12 (December, 2011), pp. 3784-3792, [Tang, Xiang; Chen, Juan; Wang, Wen-Hua; Liu, Ting-Wu; Zhang, Jun; Gao, Ya-Hui; Zheng, Hai-Lei] Xiamen Univ, Key Lab Subtrop Wetland Ecosyst Res, Minist Educ China, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China. [Tang, Xiang; Chen, Juan; Wang, Wen-Hua; Liu, Ting, ISSN 0269-7491 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/16)

   Abstract:
   This study characterized the changes of nitric oxide (NO) production during the growth of Microcystis aerugrinosa, a cyanobacterium which usually cause cyanobacterial blooms. Results showed a drastic NO release accompanying with cell density and Chl-a content sharp rises when M. aerugrinosa grew from fifth day to sixth day. Moreover, high N:P ratio accelerated the cyanobacterial growth and NO burst. Sodium nitroprusside, an exogenous NO donor, promoted M. aerugrinosa growth with the optimal concentration of 0.1 mg/L. Experiments by supplementing with sodium nitrite and L-arginine demonstrated NO production in M. aerugrinosa cells was mainly through nitrate reductase (NR) pathway while minorly through NO synthase pathway. All these data suggested M. aerugrinosa produced increasing NO during its growth mainly by NR pathway, during which NO positively regulated the growth of M. aerugrinosa.

   Keywords:
   Microcystis aerugrinosa • Nitric oxide • Eutrophication • Cyanobacterial • blooms • N:P ratio • mitochondrial electron-transport • alga scenedesmus-obliquus • plant • nitrate reductase • arabidopsis-thaliana • no production • old enzyme • in-vitro • synthase • generation • stress