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Effects of NaCl on growth, ion accumulation, protein, proline contents and antioxidant enzymes activity in callus cultures of Jatropha curcas

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Jatropha curcas is an oil bearing species with multiple uses and considerable economic potential as a biofuel crop. The effect of NaCl stress on growth, ion accumulation, contents of protein, proline, and antioxidant enzymes activity in callus cultures of J. curcas was investigated. Exposure of callus to NaCl decreased growth in a concentration dependent manner. NaCl treated callus accumulated Na and declined in K, Ca and Mg contents. Na/K ratio increased steadily as a function of external NaCl treatment. NaCl induced significant differences in quality and quantity of proteins, whereas, proline accumulation remained more or less constant with treatment. NaCl stress enhanced the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD; E.C. 1.15.1.1) and peroxidase (POX; E.C. 1.11.1.7). Further in the isoenzyme studies, four SOD isoenzymes (SOD 1, 2, 3, and 4) and two POX isoenzymes (POX 1 and 2) were detected with the treatment. NaCl strongly induced activity of SOD 4 isoenzyme in 40, 60, 80 mM and POX 2 isoenzyme in 40 and 80 mM NaCl concentrations. Increase in antioxidant enzymes activity could be a response to cellular damage induced by NaCl. This increase could not stop the deleterious effects of NaCl, but it reduced stress severity and thus allowed cell growth to occur.

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    Nitish Kumar, Sudheer D. V. N. Pamidimarri, Meenakshi Kaur, Girish Boricha & Muppala P. Reddy

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Kumar, N., Pamidimarri, S.D.V.N., Kaur, M. et al. Effects of NaCl on growth, ion accumulation, protein, proline contents and antioxidant enzymes activity in callus cultures of Jatropha curcas . Biologia 63, 378–382 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-008-0054-7

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