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Proteolytic enzymes and trypsin inhibitors of higher plants under stress conditions

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The response of the components of a protease-inhibitor system of legume and cereal crops to stress factors was studied. It was found that salinization, heavy metal ions, and phytopathogenic flora inhibit the activity of neutral, acidic, and alkaline proteases at early stages of seed germination, the degree of the inhibition of the endoprotease activity being dependent on the index of tolerance of legume and cereal crops. It was shown that, in response to unfavorable conditions, accumulation of trypsin inhibitors occurs, which is accompanied by the appearance of new protein components, as indicated by electrophoresis. The results confirm the presumption that serine protease inhibitors are involved in the response of plants to stress factors.

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Abbreviations

TI:

tolerance index

BAPase:

N α-benzoyl-DL-arginine p-nitroanilide hydrolase

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Original Russian Text © V.I. Domash, T.P. Sharpio, S.A. Zabreiko, T.F. Sosnovskaya, 2008, published in Bioorganicheskaya Khimiya, 2008, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 353–367.

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Domash, V.I., Sharpio, T.P., Zabreiko, S.A. et al. Proteolytic enzymes and trypsin inhibitors of higher plants under stress conditions. Russ J Bioorg Chem 34, 318–322 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1068162008030114

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