| Exogenously applied ascorbic acid ameliorates detrimental effects of NaCl and mannitol stress in Vicia faba seedlings. | |
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PMID: 19937073 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The adverse effects of either NaCl or mannitol on growth, nitrogen content, and antioxidant system in Vicia faba seedlings were investigated. The role of exogenous ascorbic acid in increasing resistance to these stressors was also evaluated. Thus, with an increase in concentration of either NaCl or mannitol in culture media, a progressively greater significant decrease in percentage germination, in growth parameters, and in nitrogen constituents of the germinating beans, was observed. On the other hand, amide-, nitrate-, and total soluble-N contents appeared to show a progressive significant increase. Exogenous addition of ascorbic acid (4 mM) to the stressful media induced a pronounced significantly increased percentage germination and the growth attributes, whereas nitrogen constituents were variably changed in relation to values maintained in beans treated with either NaCl or mannitol. Furthermore, exogenous addition of ascorbic acid to NaCl or mannitol media induced a significant increase in the contents of ascorbate and glutathione and enzymatic antioxidant activities, in particular, in beans treated with the three highest concentrations of NaCl or mannitol, throughout the period of the experiments (12 days). Thus, ascorbic acid ameliorates the adverse effects of the stressful media; the magnitude of amelioration being a function of the type and the concentration of the stressful agent as well as of the duration of treatment. The importance of the above-mentioned changes in growth and metabolism to stress tolerance in broad bean is discussed. |
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Authors:
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Mahmoud E Younis; Mohammed N A Hasaneen; Amany M S Kazamel |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Protoplasma Volume: 239 ISSN: 1615-6102 ISO Abbreviation: Protoplasma Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-05 Completed Date: 2010-05-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9806853 Medline TA: Protoplasma Country: Austria |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 39-48 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. ME_Younis@mans.edu.eg |
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Amides
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metabolism Ammonia / metabolism Antioxidants / pharmacology* Ascorbic Acid / pharmacology* Germination / drug effects Glutathione / metabolism Mannitol / pharmacology Nitrates / metabolism Nitrites / metabolism Nitrogen / metabolism Oxidative Stress Plant Proteins / metabolism Seedling / anatomy & histology, drug effects* Sodium Chloride / pharmacology* Vicia faba / anatomy & histology, drug effects*, physiology |
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0/Amides; 0/Antioxidants; 0/Nitrates; 0/Nitrites; 0/Plant Proteins; 50-81-7/Ascorbic Acid; 69-65-8/Mannitol; 70-18-8/Glutathione; 7647-14-5/Sodium Chloride; 7664-41-7/Ammonia; 7727-37-9/Nitrogen |
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