Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 194, Issue -, Pages 20-27Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.11.145
Keywords
Ionic liquids; Wheat seedlings; Antioxidant enzyme activity; Ultrastructural morphology; Phytotoxicity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21673107, 31600311]
- Liaoning Excellent Talents in University, People's Republic of China [LR2015025]
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The effects of five imidazolium ionic liquids with different anions were studied in hydroponically grown wheat seedlings at concentrations of 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300 mg L-1. The results showed that shoots and roots grew shorter and dry weight decreased with increasing concentrations of ionic liquids. Moreover, the antioxidant enzyme activities decreased and malondialdehyde (MDA) content was greater in the leaves of wheat seedlings subjected to ionic liquid (IL) treatments. The order of influence of ionic liquids on these indexes was [C(4)mim][TfO]> [C(4)mim][Cl]> [C(4)mim][BF4]> [C(4)mim][Lact]> [C(4)mim][Ala]. A transmission electron microscope (TEM) was used to observe leaf and root cellular structures, such as chloroplast, nucleus, mitochondria, and rough endoplasmic reticulum, in wheat exposed to ionic liquids at a concentration of 150 mg L-1. The results showed that the cellular structures of wheat were affected, and the degree of the effect of five ILs was consistent with the general trend of the measured indexes in this study. Ionic liquids influence the growth of plants by impeding growth, disrupting metabolic physiology and changing cellular structures. The degree of toxicity of imidazolium-based ionic liquids with different anions varies. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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