Estimation of Protein Content in Plant Leaves using Spectral Reflectance: A Case Study in Euonymus japonica

Xing Yan, Wen Zhong Shi, Wenji Zhao, Nana Luo

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Abstract

Reflectance spectroscopy has been widely applied in the field of environmental studies. In this study, a low-cost, rapid, and nondestructive method using spectral reflectance was explored to evaluate protein concentrations in plant leaves of Euonymus japonica. Proteins in leaf samples were extracted and separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and five specific protein bands of interest were identified and quantified. Correlation analysis indicated that spectral reflectance had significant relationships with ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase a (r = -0.43) and chlorophyll a-b binding protein (r = 0.53). A linear regression model and a quadratic regression model were formulated to directly and rapidly estimate the concentration of these two proteins with R2= 0.61 and 0.7, respectively. To more accurately estimate the concentration of proteins, a precise inversion was established by a back propagation neutral network model using plant spectral absorption and position parameters, and the R2values for proteins ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase, chlorophyll a-b binding protein, oxygen evolving enhancer protein, and ATP synthase subunit beta were 0.90, 0.91, 0.91, and 0.93, respectively. The models established in this study were shown to be useful tools for studies of plant biochemical components and health under different environmental conditions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)517-530
Number of pages14
JournalAnalytical Letters
Volume47
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2014

Keywords

  • Back propagation neutral networks
  • Plant leaves
  • Proteins
  • Regression model
  • Spectral reflectance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry, medical
  • Electrochemistry

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