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BIOLOGIA
Volume 64, Issue 5, Pages 994-998Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0164-x
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ascorbate; ascorbate peroxidase; Sitobion avenae; Rhopalosiphum padi
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Effects of plant o-dihydroxyphenols on ascorbate (ASA) content and ascorbate peroxidase (APOX) activity in the tissues of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae and the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi were studied. Among the aphid morphs, the highest ASA content and APOX activity were noted for larvae and the lowest for wingless apterae. When exposed to o-dihydroxyphenols, aphids of both species contained significantly lower concentrations of ASA and higher APOX activity than the controls. Among the studied compounds, caffeic acid had the strongest effect on ASA-based antioxidant responses in that caffeic acid caused a 5-fold decrease of ASA in aphid tissues. The influences of the plant o-dihydroxyphenols on antioxidant defense mechanisms within the cereal aphid species are discussed.
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