The aim of this study was to assess the antioxidant response towards urban air pollution three widespread ornamental species—Tilia tomentosa, Fraxinus excelsior and Pinus nigra. Saplings were planted in four plots with different anthropogenic impacts, periodic observations performed on their development. Three types biochemical markers, representing plant responses by mechanisms, analyzed: phot...

Plants of Oh43 X Wf9 corn (Zea mays L.), grown in a sand culture system, were watered daily with nutrient solution containing 0.025, 1.25, or 2.5 ppm Fe. Plants also were grown in a soil-sand mixture. Leaf extracts were assayed quantitatively for peroxidase activity, and samples of the extracts were subjected to gel electrophoresis. A positive relationship was observed between Fe supply and pro...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of H2O2 on germination and acclimation of maize plants subject to salt stress. Three experiments using BRS3003 seeds, a triple hybrid of maize, were carried out in a growth room and in greenhouse. In the first experiment, H2O2 accelerated the germination percentage of seeds at 100 mM, but not at 500 mM. In the second experiment, the pretreatment...

Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) samples showing yellow vein mosaic disease in Varanasi region were identified with begomovirus infection using PCR amplification. A sequencing analysis of the full genome revealed that it is a strain of Tomato leaf curl Palampur virus (GenBank ID. FJ931537). Phytochemical composition and antioxidative enzyme levels were compared in infected and healthy plants. The s...

Benzoic acid (BA) and Cd exhibit cumulative effects on plants due to their accumulation in the soil. The present study reports the effects of BA an allelochemical, Cd and their combinations on seed germination, seedling growth, biochemical parameters, and response of antioxidant enzymes in Triticum aestivum L. The experiment was conducted in sand supplemented with Hoagland nutrient solution. Be...

H2S is a signaling molecule in plants and animals. Here we investigated the effects of H2S on programmed cell death (PCD) in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) aleurone layers. The H2S donor NaHS significantly delayed PCD in aleurone layers isolated from imbibed embryoless barley grain. NaHS at 0.25 mM effectively reduced the accumulation of superoxide anion (·O2 (-)), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and ma...

EfeB/YcdB is a member of the dye-decolorizing peroxidase (DyP) protein family. Recent study has shown that this protein can extract iron from heme without breaking the tetrapyrrole ring. We report the crystal structure of EfeB from E. coli O157 bound to heme at 1.95 Å resolution. The EfeB monomer contains two domains. The heme molecule is located in a large hydrophobic pocket in the C-terminal ...

Physiological parameters and expression levels of drought related genes were analyzed in early vegetative stage of two bread wheat cultivars (Sids and Gmiza) differ in drought tolerance capacity. Both cultivars were imposed to gradual water depletion started on day 17 till day 32 after sowing. Sids, the more tolerant cultivar to drought showed higher fresh and dry weights than the drought sensi...