Soybean ( (L.) Merrill) is a globally important crop, providing oil and protein. complex includes seed-borne pathogens that affect this legume.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntioxidant enzymes play a key role in plant tolerance to different types of stress, including ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation. Here we report that nitric oxide (NO) enhances antioxidant enzymes gene expression and increases the activity of specific isoforms protecting against UV-B radiation. Pre-treatments with sodium nitroprussiate (SNP), a NO-donor, prevented lipid peroxidation, ion leakage and H2O2 and superoxide anion accumulation in leaves of UV-B-treated soybean plants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe have previously demonstrated that the induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) (EC 1.14.99.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlants are frequently subjected to different kinds of stress, such as salinity and, like other organisms, they have evolved strategies for preventing and repairing cellular damage caused by salt stress. Glycine max L. plants were subjected to different NaCl concentrations (0-200 mM) for 10 days.
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