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Nano carriers for nitric oxide delivery and its potential applications in plant physiological process: A mini review

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Nitric oxide (NO) plays a key role in plant growth and defense. Since NO is a small molecule, devoid of charge and relatively lipophilic, it easily crosses cell membranes, acting as an important signaling messenger. Recently, several papers described the beneficial effects due to application of small molecular weight NO donors in plants. Exogenous NO donors break seed dormancy, stimulate plant germination and greening, control iron homeostasis in plants, and improve plant tolerance to salinity, metal toxicity, temperature and drought stress. However, these NO donors are thermally and photochemically unstable. A promising strategy that has been successfully used in biomedical applications is the combination of NO donors with nanomaterials. The encapsulation of NO donors in nanoparticles/nanotubes is able to control the release of therapeutic amounts of NO, thus improving its beneficial effects. Although nanomaterials have been used successfully to carry agrochemicals in plants, the delivery of NO is still to be studied. In this context, the present review highlights the advantages of applications of NO donors in plants, the uses of nanotechnology in agriculture, and the necessity to develop new strategies based on the combination of NO and nanomaterials in agriculture. Therefore, this review hopes to open up new perspectives in the area of nanobiotechnology, NO and agriculture.

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Abbreviations

CNT:

Carbon nanotubes

FITC:

Fluoresceinisothiocyanate

NO:

Nitric oxide

PAMAM:

Polyamidoamine

PAH:

Poly(allylamine hydrochloride)

PLGAPoly:

(lactic-co-glycolic) acid

PEHAM:

Poly (etherhydroxylamine)

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

RSNOs:

S-nitrosothiols

SNAP:

S-nitroso-N-acetlyphenicillamine

SNP:

Sodium nitroprusside

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We would like to acknowledge Professor Carol Collins, for revision and suggestions. Support from, INOMAT (MCT/CNPq), CNPq, FAPESP, and the Brazilian Network in Nanotoxicology (MCTqCNPq) are acknowledged. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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    Amedea B. Seabra

  2. Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati, Maharashtra, India

    Mahendra Rai

  3. Chemistry Institute, Biological Chemistry Laboratory, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Nelson Durán

  4. Center of Natural and HumanSciences, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil

    Nelson Durán

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Seabra, A.B., Rai, M. & Durán, N. Nano carriers for nitric oxide delivery and its potential applications in plant physiological process: A mini review. J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 23, 1–10 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-013-0204-z

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