Abstract
The effect of NaCl on the growth and activity of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) were investigated in the seedlings of four potato cultivars (Agria, Kennebec; relatively salt tolerant, Diamant and Ajax; relatively salt sensitive). The shoot fresh mass of Agria and Kennebec did not changed at 50 mM NaCl, whereas in Diamant and Ajax it decreased to 50 % of that in the controls. In Agria and Kennebec, SOD activity increased at 50 mM NaCl, but no significant changes observed in Diamant and Ajax. At higher NaCl concentration, SOD activity reduced in all cultivars. CAT and POD activities increased in all cultivars under salt stress. Unlike the other cultivars, in Ajax seedlings, APX activity increased in response to NaCl stress. We also observed new POD and SOD isoenzyme activities and changes in isoenzyme compositions under salt stress. These results suggest that salt-tolerant potato cultivars may have a better protection against reactive oxygen species (ROS) by increasing the activity of antioxidant enzymes (especially SOD) under salt stress.
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Abbreviations
- APX:
-
ascorbate peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.11)
- CAT:
-
catalase (EC 1.11.1.6)
- NBT:
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nitroblue tetrazolium
- SOD:
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superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1)
- POD:
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peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7)
- PVP:
-
polyvinylpyrolidone
- GA3 :
-
gibberellic acid
- NAA:
-
naphthalenacetic acid
- STS:
-
silver thiosulfate
- EDTA:
-
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
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Rahnama, H., Ebrahimzadeh, H. The effect of NaCl on antioxidant enzyme activities in potato seedlings. Biol Plant 49, 93–97 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-005-3097-4
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