biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 53:737-740, 2009 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-009-0134-8

Responses of Camellia sinensis cultivars to Cu and Al stress

S. K. Yadav1,*, P. Mohanpuria1
1 Biotechnology Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR), Palampur, India

The response of Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze cultivars Chinary and Assamica to Cu and Al stresses was investigated. Exposure to 100 µM CuSO4 or 100 µM AlCl3 led to accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) more in Assamica than in Chinary. Proline content was higher in Chinary compared to Assamica, while chlorophyll and protein contents decreased upon Cu and Al exposure in both the cultivars. Expression of glutathione biosynthetic enzymes γ-glutamylcysteinyl synthetase (γ-ECS) and glutathione synthetase (GSHS) was elevated. Phytochelatin synthase (PCS), an enzyme involved in phytochelatins synthesis by using glutathione as a substrate was up-regulated at its transcript level more in Chinary than in Assamica. These results suggest that Chinary could be more tolerant than Assamica.

Keywords: gene expression; glutathione metabolic enzymes; oxidative stress; proline; tea
Subjects: aluminum; Camellia sinensis; chlorophyll a,b; copper; glutathione; phytochelatins; proline; proteins

Received: November 5, 2007; Accepted: April 30, 2008; Published: December 1, 2009  Show citation

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Yadav, S.K., & Mohanpuria, P. (2009). Responses of Camellia sinensis cultivars to Cu and Al stress. Biologia plantarum, 53(4), 737-740. doi: 10.1007/s10535-009-0134-8
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