Cadmium And Nickel Combined Effect On Ascorbate-dependent Mechanism Of Antioxidative Defense System Of Pea
Abstract
T. A. Artiushenko, V. M. Gryshko
The dynamics of changes in the content of different forms of ascorbic acid and ascorbate peroxidase activity in pea vegetative organs as components of antioxidant protection for the cadmium and nickel combined effect is investigated. It was established, that in assimilation tissues of pea the seedlings amount of ascorbic acid reduced form was more higher compared to the roots by 9 times. Using of toxicants in high concentration in the first hour of exposure, probably resulted a significant activation of the ascorbic acid synthesis in pea roots, as indicated by the increase in its quantity by 44%. In the early stages of ontogeny with increasing duration of cadmium and nickel compounds stress action to 7 hours in pea roots showed a trend towards increase in ascorbic acid at 23-68% in all the variants of the experiments. The aforementioned was accompanied by significant increase of the level of dehydroascorbate acid and product of ascorbate irreversible oxidation – 2,3-diketogulonic acid.
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