Abstract
Zearalenone (F-2), an estrogenic factor produced by a number of Fusarium spp., stimulates a leakage of electrolytes, β-cyanin and aminoacids from three plant tissues. F-2 inhibits rubidium uptake in roots of Zea mays L. and Beta vulgaris L. var. rubra. However the effect in the latter tissue is evident after long-term treatments with the toxin. Rubidium uptake is not affected in Solanum tuberosum L. var. Bintje. The toxin also causes inhibition of H+ extrusion, of root elongation, of ATPase activity of plasmalemma-enriched fractions and depolarization of transmembrane potentials of corn roots. The evidence presented supports the hypothesis that F-2 affects plasma membranes of several plant species.
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Abbreviations
- F-2:
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Zearalenone
- PD:
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Potential difference
- FC:
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Fusicoccin
- DCCD:
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Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
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Vianello, A., Macri, F. Inhibition of plant cell membrane transport phenomena induced by zearalenone (F-2). Planta 143, 51–57 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389051
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