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Sulfur dioxide is a poisonous , stimulant, and colorless gas, and it is about 2.21 times as heavy as air. It is one of the gases that do extremely serious pollution and harm to trees. The main parts to which sulfur dioxide make harm are leaves. After keep the concentration of sulfur dioxide at O.5ppm for one week and 1ppm for one week in two sealed boxes, each of one-year-old Cinnamomum camphora and Casuarina eauisetifolia are seperately put in, the changes on the amount of fats, of total Sugars, of reducing sugars, and of α-amino acids of leaf blades are clearly showed. Meanwhile, through this experiment, the change, under the influence of sulfur dioxide, on the activation of the two enzymes, which are phosphorylase and transketolase and related to the metabolism of saccharides of plants, is examined and tested. All of the results of this experiment as follows: I. the amount of fats of per gram leaf: After Cinnamomum camphora and Casurina equisetifolia are treated, the amount of fats of each of then is less than the controls. There are no significant variances when they are under 0.5 ppm; however, the variances are significant when they are under 1 ppm. Ⅱ. the amount of total sugars and reducing sugars of per gram leaf: After Cinnamomum camphora and Casuarina equisetifolia are treated, the amount of total sugars and of reducing sugars of each of them is less than the controls. The variances are significant when they are under 0.5ppm or under 1 ppm. Ⅲ. the aaount of α-amino acid per gram leaf: After they are treated, the average amount of α-aminoacid of Cinnamomum camphora is more than the control. The variances under 0.5 ppm or under 1ppm are significant. However, the average amount of α-amino acid of Casuarina eguisetifolia is less than the control. There is no significant variance under 0.5 ppm; however, there is 5% variance when it is under 1 ppm. Ⅳ. phosporylase Under 0.5 ppm or under 1 ppm, the activation of phosporylase of Cinnamomum camphora and Casuarina equisetifolia fail to be examined and tested.
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