Abstract
In mung bean seedlings, salt stress (300 mM NaCl) caused a significant increase in reduced glutathione (GSH) content within 24 h of treatment as compared to control whereas a slight increase was observed after 48 h of treatment. Highest oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content was observed after 48 h to treatment with a concomitant decrease in glutathione redox state. Glutathione peroxidase, glutathione S-transferase, and glyoxalase II enzyme activities were significantly elevated up to 48 h, whereas glutathione reductase and glyoxalase I activities were increased only up to 24 h and then gradually decreased. Application of 15 mM proline or 15 mM glycinebetaine resulted in an increase in GSH content, maintenance of a high glutathione redox state and higher activities of glutathione peroxidase, glutathione S-transferase, glutathione reductase, glyoxalase I and glyoxalase II enzymes involved in the ROS and methylglyoxal (MG) detoxification system for up to 48 h, compared to those of the control and mostly also salt stressed plants, with a simultaneous decrease in GSSG content, H2O2 and lipid peroxidation level. The present study suggests that both proline and glycinebetaine provide a protective action against saltinduced oxidative damage by reducing H2O2 and lipid peroxidation level and by enhancing antioxidant defense and MG detoxification systems.
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Abbreviations
- CDNB-1:
-
Chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene
- DTNB:
-
5,5[-dithio-bis (2-nitrobenzoic acid)
- EDTA:
-
ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid
- Gly I:
-
glyoxalase I
- Gly II:
-
Glyoxalase II
- GR:
-
glutathione reductase
- GSH:
-
reduced glutathione
- GSSG:
-
oxidized glutathione
- GPX:
-
glutathione peroxidase
- GST:
-
glutathione S-transferase
- MDA:
-
malondialdehyde
- MG:
-
methylglyoxal
- NTB:
-
2-nitro-5-thiobenzoic acid
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species; SLG
- S-D:
-
lactoylglutathione
- TBA:
-
thiobarbituric acid
- TCA:
-
trichloroactic acid
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Hossain, M.A., Fujita, M. Evidence for a role of exogenous glycinebetaine and proline in antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification systems in mung bean seedlings under salt stress. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 16, 19–29 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-010-0003-0
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