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Investigating role of Triton X-100 in ameliorating deleterious effects of anthracene in wheat plants

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Abstract

This study focused on the deleterious effect of anthracene (ANT) and role of a surfactant, Triton (TX-100), in recovery from inhibitory effect of ANT. Fast chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence measurements were performed in wheat plants. Results revealed that maximum quantum yield of PSII, area over the fluorescence curve, performance index (PI), and reaction centre density was negatively affected by ANT treatment. The effects on PSII quantum efficiency, reaction centre density, absorption, and trapping were partially recovered by TX-100. PSII heterogeneity in terms of PSII antenna heterogeneity, corresponding to PSII α, β, and γ centres, and reducing side, corresponding to QB-reducing and QB-nonreducing centres, were also investigated. The damage caused by ANT to PSII antenna heterogeneity was recovered almost by 100% owing to TX-100.

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Abbreviations

ABS:

absorption

ANT:

anthracene

Chl:

chlorophyll

CS:

cross section

DCMU:

3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1- dimethyl urea

DI0:

dissipation

DM:

dry mass

ET0:

electron transport

F0 :

initial fluorescence

Fm :

maximum fluorescence

FM:

fresh mass

Fv :

variable fluorescence

OEC:

oxygen-evolving complex

OJ, JI, IP:

phases of Chl a fluorescence induction curve

PAH:

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

PEA :

plant efficiency analyser

PQ:

plastoquinone

RC:

reaction center

ROS:

reactive oxygen species

TR0 :

trapping.

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    C. Sharma, S. Mathur, R. S. Tomar & A. Jajoo

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Acknowledgements: C. Sharma thanks Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, for CSIR-Junior Research Fellowship (09/301(0126)/2014-EMRI). R.S. Tomar thanks Department of Science and Technology (DST), India for the Inspire Fellowship under Assured Opportunity for Research Careers (AORC) [IF-120412]. A. Jajoo thanks to Department of Science and Technology (DST), India for the Project (DST/RUS/RFBR/P-173). S. Mathur thanks University Grant Commission, (UGC), India for Post Doctoral Fellowship for Women (PDFWM-2014-15-GEMAD-23945).

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Sharma, C., Mathur, S., Tomar, R.S. et al. Investigating role of Triton X-100 in ameliorating deleterious effects of anthracene in wheat plants. Photosynthetica 56, 652–659 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-017-0715-2

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