To treat leaf discs with solutions of various osmotic potentials of polyethylene glycols (MW 6000) by adopting the floating treatment could increase the membrane permeability, decrease the formation of malondialdehyde...To treat leaf discs with solutions of various osmotic potentials of polyethylene glycols (MW 6000) by adopting the floating treatment could increase the membrane permeability, decrease the formation of malondialdehyde,and reduce the activity of peroxidase. Nevertheless, the activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase were not obviously altered. In verifying if the membrane damage was caused by lipid peroxidation initiated by active oxygen species, diethyldithiocarbamate was chosen as inhibitor superoxide dismutase,aminotriazole as catalase and mannitol as scavenger of hydroxyl free radicals.The results have shown that there is not any correlation between lipid peroxidation and membrane damage.Therefore,membrane damage caused by water stress is probably not due to free radical initiation.展开更多
文摘To treat leaf discs with solutions of various osmotic potentials of polyethylene glycols (MW 6000) by adopting the floating treatment could increase the membrane permeability, decrease the formation of malondialdehyde,and reduce the activity of peroxidase. Nevertheless, the activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase were not obviously altered. In verifying if the membrane damage was caused by lipid peroxidation initiated by active oxygen species, diethyldithiocarbamate was chosen as inhibitor superoxide dismutase,aminotriazole as catalase and mannitol as scavenger of hydroxyl free radicals.The results have shown that there is not any correlation between lipid peroxidation and membrane damage.Therefore,membrane damage caused by water stress is probably not due to free radical initiation.