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BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
Volume 53, Issue 1, Pages 151-154Publisher
ACAD SCIENCES CZECH REPUBLIC, INST EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-009-0023-1
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ascorbate-glutathione cycle; catalase; Indian mustard; guiacol peroxidase
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Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L. cv. Vitasso) plants exposed to 10, 30, 50 and 100 A mu M of Cd for 5 d in hydroponic culture were analysed with reference to the distribution of Cd2+, the accumulation of biomass and antioxidants and antioxidative enzymes in leaves. Cd induced a decrease in plant biomass. The maximum accumulation of Cd occurred in roots followed by stems and leaves. Cd induced a decrease in catalase (CAT) and guiacol peroxidase (GPX) activities but an increase in ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR) activities. Enhancement in dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) activity was also at 10 A mu M Cd. Glutathione reductase (GR) activity showed pronounced stimulation after all treatments, but glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutathione peroxidase (GPOX) activities decreased. The effectiveness of ascorbate-glutathione cycle (AGC) was determined by the ratio of ascorbate to H2O2. This ratio decreased in the Cd-treated leaves which indicated that the cycle was disordered.
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