We studied responses of cork oak (Quercus suber L.) to iron (Fe) deficiency by comparing seedlings grown hydroponically in nutrient solution with and without Fe. Seedlings grown without Fe developed some responses typical of the Strategy I group of Fe-efficient plants, including two- and fourfold increases in plasma membrane ferric chelate reductase activity of root tips after 2 and 4 weeks of ...

Previous work from our laboratory demonstrated that pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) has in vitro antioxidant activity against iron plus ascorbate-induced 2-deoxyribose degradation due to its ability to chelate iron; the resulting Fe(III)-PIH(2) complex is supposedly unable to catalyze oxyradical formation. A putative step in the antioxidant action of PIH is the inhibition of Fe(III)-med...

to find out the effects of urea and animal manure as pellet and some microelements on total dry matter and physiological indices of medicinal pumpkin a split plot experimental design based on a randomized complete block with three replicates was conducted at university of tehran, college of abouraihan. the animal manure and urea as pellet with four levels (150 kg urea, 50 kg urea+3.5 tone anima...

a series of new heteroleptic chelated copper(ii) complexes that encompass n,n-dibezyl substituted derivative of ethylenediamine (x-diamine) and acetylacetonate (acac) were prepared.  the ir and electronic absorption spectra and the molar conductivity of the complexes are presented and discussed.  the molar conductivity values of the complexes in different solvents reveals a predominance of elec...