Comparative Analysis of Catalase Activity in Plants: Spectrophotometry and Native PAGE Approaches.

Autor: González-Gordo S; Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Stress, Development and Signaling in Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Granada, Spain. salvador.gonzalez@eez.csic.es., Rodríguez-Ruiz M; Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Stress, Development and Signaling in Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Granada, Spain., Palma JM; Spanish National Research Council, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Granada, Spain., Corpas FJ; Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Stress, Development and Signaling in Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Granada, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) [Methods Mol Biol] 2024; Vol. 2798, pp. 213-221.
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3826-2_15
Abstrakt: Catalase, a pivotal enzyme in plant antioxidative defense mechanisms, plays a crucial role in detoxifying hydrogen peroxide, a reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this chapter, a comparative analysis of catalase activity was conducted using two distinct methodologies: spectrophotometry and non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). The spectrophotometric approach allowed the quantification of catalase activity by measuring the breakdown rate of hydrogen peroxide, while native PAGE enabled the separation and visualization of catalase isozymes, based on their native molecular weight and charge characteristics, and specific staining assay. Both methods provide valuable insights into catalase activity, offering complementary information on the enzyme's functional diversity and distribution within different plant tissues. This study integrates different techniques, previously described, to comprehensively elucidate the role of catalase in plant metabolism. Furthermore, it provides the possibility of obtaining a holistic understanding of antioxidant defense mechanisms by considering both total activity and isoenzyme distribution of catalase enzyme.
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Databáze: MEDLINE