Antioxidant Enzymes Activity and Anthocyanin Content in Fe2+-treated Lemon Balm Seedlings
Journal Title: International Journal of Farming and Allied Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is a perennial herb belonging to Lamiaceae family. This plant has many beneficial effects including anti-bacterial, anti-oxidative, anti-viral, anti-cancer, antiallergic and anti-inflammatory effects. In order to investigate the plant response to tentative oxidative stress, effects of different concentrations of Fe2+ (0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 µM) on and antioxdant enzymes activities as well as anthocyanin content were analyzed in M. officinalis seedlings after treatment for 24 h. Results show that the activities of peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were higher than control while in the case of catalase (CAT) activity, all investigated subjects showed activities lower than control. Furthermore, treatment of M. officinalis 45-day-old seedlings with Fe2+ ions leads to a significant increase in anthocyanin content in comparison with control treatment. Therefore, it can be suggested that this plant seeks to attenuate the induced oxidative stress by augmenting enzymatic (by increasing CAT and SOD activities) and non-enzymatic (by increasing anthocyanin content) antioxidant system.
Authors and Affiliations
Keyvan Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani, Ali Riahi-Madvar and Mohammad Ali Maziyar
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP32600
- DOI -
- Views 303
- Downloads 0
Effect dietary glutamine and vitamin E supplementation on performance, some blood antioxidant indices in broiler chickens under continuous heat stress temperature
Effects of different levels of 0.0 glutamine (ZG), 0.25 (LG), 0.50 (MG) and 1 percent (HG) along with 100 mg/kg VE were investigated on performance and blood antioxidant status of broiler chickens under heat stress con...
The possessions of plant density and planting arrangement on dry yield and some agronomic characteristics of sweet corn (Zea mays l.),H.S.C. cultivar
In order to find essential information for efficiency management of field corn, a field experiment was undertaken at Agricultural Research Center of Golestan, Iran in Gorgan station during and to determine the best pla...
Influence of Vermicompost and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Growth of Two Strawberry Cultivars and Some Chemical Properties of Postharvest Soil
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of biofertilizers (two species of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and vermicompost) on relative yield (%), root dry weight (g pot-1) and shoot/root ratio of Kurdistan and...
Estimate the potential demand for organic products case study households residing in Shiraz
Over time and increasing importance of the environment also increasing people's concern about the health of the individual, demand for healthy products have been Increased and consumers' attitudes tend to use of organi...
Effect of Seasons and substrates different on the quality of the compost produced by worms Eisenia fetida
Research to study the effect of seasons and substrates different on the growth and reproduction of the compost worm Eisenia fetida maker in 2012 in two seasons (spring and autumn), the dairy and livestock farming compl...