Exogenous acetone O-(4-chlorophenylsulfonyl) oxime alleviates Cd stress-induced photosynthetic damage and oxidative stress by regulating the antioxidant defense mechanism in Zea mays

Autor: Mehmet Demiralay
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 28:2069-2083
ISSN: 0974-0430
0971-5894
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-022-01258-5
Popis: Cadmium (Cd) toxicity in leaves decreases their photosynthetic efficiency by degrading photosynthetic pigments, reducing the activity of gas exchange parameters and photosystem II (PSII), and producing reactive oxygen species. Although acetone O-(4-chlorophenylsulfonyl) oxime (AO) alleviates stress due to heavy metals in plants, its effects on the photosynthetic apparatus and redox balance under Cd stress are not clear. Herein, the role of AO in modulating the relationship between the antioxidant defense system and photosynthetic performance including chlorophyll fluorescence and gas exchange in mitigating the stress damage caused by Cd in maize seedlings was investigated. Three-week-old maize seedlings were pre-treated with AO (0.66 mM) and exposed to 100 µM Cd stress. Our findings indicated that AO application increased Cd accumulation, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), photosynthetic rate, hydrogen peroxide (HThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-022-01258-5.
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