Effect of Selected Amphiphilic Effectors and Heterocyclic Compounds on Photosynthetic Processes

František Šeršeň, Katarína Kráľová (kralova@fns.uniba.sk)

Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Summary

A great number of organic compounds were investigated from the point of view of their effects upon photosynthetic processes in spinach chloroplasts and algae. For all studied compounds and mode of action in photosynthetic electron transport chain were determined. The studied compounds were mainly amphiphilic molecules (surfactants and phenylcarbamates) and some heterocyclic compounds as well. The effect of several compounds on chlorophyll production in algae and green parts the site of higher plants was studied.