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Hemin-induced increase in saponin content contributes to the alleviation of osmotic and cold stress damage to Conyza blinii in a heme oxygenase 1-dependent manner

Journal

JOURNAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY-SCIENCE B
Volume 22, Issue 8, Pages 682-694

Publisher

ZHEJIANG UNIV
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B2000697

Keywords

Hemin; Saponin; Conyza blinii; Heme oxygenase; Abiotic stress

Funding

  1. Sichuan Science and Technology Program [2020YFH0136]

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The study demonstrates that hemin can increase saponin synthesis in plants by enhancing photosynthetic capacity and promoting the expression of key enzyme genes, thus increasing saponin content and alleviating damage caused by environmental stress.
Hemin can improve the stress resistance of plants through the heme oxygenase system. Additionally, substances contained in plants, such as secondary metabolites, can improve stress resistance. However, few studies have explored the effects of hemin on secondary metabolite content. Therefore, the effects of hemin on saponin synthesis and the mechanism of plant injury relief by hemin in Conyza blinii were investigated in this study. Hemin treatment promoted plant growth and increased the antioxidant enzyme activity and saponin content of C. blinii under osmotic stress and cold stress. Further study showed that hemin could provide sufficient precursors for saponin synthesis by improving the photosynthetic capacity of C. blinii and increasing the gene expression of key enzymes in the saponin synthesis pathway, thus increasing the saponin content. Moreover, the promotion effect of hemin on saponin synthesis is dependent on heme oxygenase-1 and can be reversed by the inhibitor Zn-protoporphyrin-IX (ZnPPIX). This study revealed that hemin can increase the saponin content of C. blinii and alleviate the damage caused by abiotic stress, and it also broadened the understanding of the relationship between hemin and secondary metabolites in plant abiotic stress relief.

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