Protective Role of Polyethylene Glycol Towards the Damaging Effects of Cadmium

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作者
Amist, Nimisha [1 ]
Khare, Shubhra [2 ]
Azim, Zeba [3 ]
Singh, Narsingh Bahadur [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Allahabad, Ewing Christian Coll, Dept Bot, Prayagraj 211003, India
[2] Invertis Univ, Dept Appl Sci & Humanities, Bareilly 234123, India
[3] Univ Allahabad, Dept Bot, Plant Physiol Lab, Allahabad 211002, Uttar Pradesh, India
关键词
Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Cadmium; Heavy metal; Lipid peroxidation; Oxidative stress; DROUGHT-STRESS; SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE; LIPID-PEROXIDATION; NITRATE REDUCTASE; SEEDLING GROWTH; WATER-STRESS; ANTIOXIDANT MACHINERY; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; NITROGEN-METABOLISM; WHEAT SEEDLINGS;
D O I
10.1007/s12010-024-05010-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
This study aimed to evaluate the role of drought-induced changes in the effects of cadmium (Cd) in plants. Cd is the most hazardous and important environmental pollutant. Water deficit is the most common environmental stress encountered by plants and affects most of the plant functions. The present study assessed the effect of Cd and water deficit on Capsicum frutescens seedlings in single and combined treatments. The seedlings of Capsicum were grown in a hydroponic solution and treated with Cd. The seedlings were subjected to water deficit with the help of polyethylene glycol (PEG). The other set of seedlings was treated with combined Cd + PEG. In the absence of PEG, maximum Cd accumulation was observed. The root and shoot growth of the seedlings were affected under all treatments with maximum inhibition in Cd. Pigment, protein and sugar contents and nitrate reductase activity decreased significantly in all treatments, while proline content increased. Induction of oxidative damage occurred through the formation of free radicals which caused alteration in electrolyte leakage, lipid peroxidation and activities of antioxidant enzymes, viz. superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase and non-enzymatic non-protein thiol content and ascorbic acid in the stressed seedlings. Water deficit buttressed the toxic effect of Cd on chilli seedlings.
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页码:113 / 136
页数:24
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