Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization on Cadmium-Mediated Oxidative Stress in (L.) Merr.

Cadmium is a heavy metal (HM) that inhibits plant growth and leads to death, causing great losses in yields, especially in Cd hyperaccumulator crops such as (L.) Merr. (soybean), a worldwide economically important legume.

Spatiotemporal variations in salicylic acid and hydrogen peroxide in sunflower seeds during transition from dormancy to germination.

Phytohormones and reactive oxygen species mediate processes such as germination and dormancy. The elucidation of the physiological and biochemical events implicated in the transition from dormancy to germination in different plant species such as sunflower becomes a topic of interest. In this study, we investigated the spatiotemporal variation of salicylic acid (SA), hydrogen peroxide (H O ) and the activity of two antioxidant enzymes (catalase, CAT - EC 1.

Cadmium induces two waves of reactive oxygen species in Glycine max (L.) roots.

Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential heavy metal that may be toxic or even lethal to plants as it can be easily taken up by the roots and loaded into the xylem to the leaves. Using soybean roots (Glycine max L.) DM 4800, we have analysed various parameters related to reactive oxygen metabolism and nitric oxide (NO) during a 6 day Cd exposure.

Alterations in the lipid metabolism of rat aorta: effects of vitamin a deficiency.

Antioxidants are known to reduce cardiovascular disease by reducing the concentration of free radicals in the vessel wall and by preventing the oxidative modification of low-density lipoproteins. The prooxidative effect of a vitamin-A-deficient diet on the aorta has previously been demonstrated by us. In this study, the lipid metabolism in the aorta of rats fed on a vitamin-A-deficient diet was evaluated.

Influence of a protein concentrate from Amaranthus cruentus seeds on lipid metabolism.

It is widely known that elevated cholesterol and triglycerides levels favor the development of heart disease. In this paper we studied the effect of a protein concentrate from Amaranthus cruentus (Ac) on the lipid content in serum and liver tissue of male Wistar rats. The animals were separated into two groups, each group with 16 rats.