Biologia plantarum 51:98-103, 2007 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0020-1

Effect of drought on biomass, protein content, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in two sesame cultivars

F. Fazeli1,*, M. Ghorbanli1, V. Niknam2
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Teacher Training University, Tehran, I.R. Iran
2 School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, I.R. Iran

The effects of drought on growth, protein content, lipid peroxidation, superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POX), catalase (CAT) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) were studied in leaves and roots of Sesamum indicum L. cvs. Darab 14 and Yekta. Four weeks after sowing, plants were grown under soil moisture corresponding to 100, 75, 50 and 25 % field capacity for next four weeks. Fresh and dry masses, and total protein content in leaves and roots decreased obviously under drought. However, several new proteins appeared and content of some proteins was affected. Measurement of malondialdehyde content in leaves and roots showed that lipid peroxidation was lower in Yekta than in Darab 14. Severe stress increased SOD, POX, CAT and PPO activities in leaves and roots, especially in Yekta. According to the present study Yekta is more resistant to drought than Darab 14.

Keywords: catalase; malondialdehyde; peroxidase; polyphenol oxidase; Sesamum indicum; superoxide dismutase
Subjects: antioxidants, antioxidant enzymes; catalase; cultivar and genotype differences; drought stress and tolerance; growth analysis, plant development, biomass and yield enhancement; lipid peroxidation; malondialdehyde; peroxidase; polyphenol oxidase; proteins; reactive oxygen species (ROS); sesame; Sesamum indicum; superoxide dismutase (SOD)

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Fazeli, F., Ghorbanli, M., & Niknam, V. (2007). Effect of drought on biomass, protein content, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in two sesame cultivars. Biologia plantarum, 51(1), 98-103. doi: 10.1007/s10535-007-0020-1.
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