biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 54:743-747, 2010 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-010-0133-9

Hydrogen sulfide alleviated chromium toxicity in wheat

H. Zhang1,*, L. -Y. Hu1, P. Li1, K. -D. Hu1,2, C. -X. Jiang3, J. -P. Luo1
1 School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
2 Institute of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, P.R. China
3 School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China

Effects of H2S on seed germination under chromium (Cr) stress were investigated in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Under Cr stress, the percentage of germination of wheat seeds decreased, but this decrease could be alleviated by pretreatment with NaHS, an H2S donor, in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, NaHS significantly enhanced the activities of amylase, esterase, superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, and guaiacol peroxidase in Cr-stressed germinating seeds, whereas reduced the Cr-induced increase in lipoxygenase activity and over-production of malondialdehyde (MDA) and H2O2, and sustained slightly higher content of endogenous H2S.

Keywords: amylase; antioxidative enzymes; esterase; lipid peroxidation; seed germination; Triticum aestivum
Subjects: amylase; ascorbate peroxidase; catalase; chromium; esterase; germination; hydrogen peroxide; hydrogen sulfide; lipoxygenase; malondialdehyde; peroxidase; superoxide dismutase (SOD); Triticum aestivum; wheat

Received: March 25, 2009; Accepted: September 24, 2009; Published: December 1, 2010  Show citation

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Zhang, H., Hu, L.-Y., Li, P., Hu, K.-D., Jiang, C.-X., & Luo, J.-P. (2010). Hydrogen sulfide alleviated chromium toxicity in wheat. Biologia plantarum, 54(4), 743-747. doi: 10.1007/s10535-010-0133-9
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