Microwave treatment of eight seconds protects cells of Isatis indigotica from enhanced UV-B radiation lesions

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 503-507

  Chen, Yi Ping ^a,b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CYTOLOGY; ISATIS; METABOLISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; SEEDLING; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOMASS; CATALASE; ISATIS; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICROWAVES; PEROXIDASE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION INJURIES; SEEDLING; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ISATIS; ISATIS TINCTORIA;

EID: 33646264559     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2005-06-29-RA-595     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. McKenzie, R. L., L. O. Björn, A. Bais and M. Ilyasd (2003) Changes in biologically active ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth's surface. Phototech. Photobiol. Sci. 2, 5-15.
2. Caldwell, M. M., A. H. Teramura and M. Tevini (1989) The changing solar ultraviolet climate and the ecological consequences for higher plants. Trends Ecol. Evol. 4, 363-367.
3. de la Rosa, T. M., R. Julkunen-Tiitto, T. Lehto and P. J. Aphalo (2001) Secondary metabolites and nutrient concentrations in silver birch seedlings under five levels of daily UV-B exposure and two relative nutrient addition rates. New Phytol. 150, 121-131.
4. Searles, P. S., S. D. Flint and M. M. Caldwell (2001) A meta-analysis of plant field studies simulating stratospheric ozone depletion. Oecologia Berlin 127, 1-10.
5. Tegelberg, R., R. Julkunen-Tiitto and P. J. Aphalo (2001) The effects of long-term elevated UV-B on the growth and phenolics of field-grown silver birch (Betula pendula). Global Change Biol. 7, 839-848.
6. Tegelberg, R., T. Veteli, P. J. Aphalo and R. Julkunen-Tiitto (2003) Clonal differences in growth and phenolics of willows exposed to elevated ultraviolet-B radiation. Basic Appl. Ecol. 4, 219-228.
7. Olszyk, D., Q. Dai, P. Teng, H. Leung, Y. Luo and S. Peng (1996) UV-B effects on crops: response of irrigated rice ecosystem. J. Plant Physiol. 148, 26-34.
8. 2 on productivity and photosynthetic characters in wheat, rice and soybean. Plant Physiol. 94, 470-475.
9. Hunt, J. E. and D. L. McNeil (1998) Nitrogen status affects UV-B sensitivity of cucumber. Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 25, 79-86.
10. Qi, Z., M. Yue and X. L. Wang (2000) Laser pretreatment protects cells of broad bean from UV-B radiation damage. J Photochem. Photobiol. B Biol. 59, 33-37.
11. Chen, Y. P., Y. J. Liu, X. L. Wang, Z. Y. Ren and M. Yue (2005) Effect of microwave and He-Ne laser on enzyme activity and biophoton emission of Isatis indigotica. J. Integrat. Plant Biol. 47, 849-855.
12. Hu, Y. Y. and H. M. Liang (1996) Effect of microwave and hot treatment on the seeds germination of Oryza sativa. Acta Agron. Sin. 22, 220-222.
13. Rao, Y. V. S., N. V. K. Cnakravarthy and B. C. Dpanda (1989) Effect of microwave irradiation on germination and initial growth of mustard seed. Indian J. Agron. 34, 376-379.
14. Banik, S., S. Bandopadhyay, S. Ganguly and D. Dan (2002) Application of microwave technology on methanogenic bacteria for improvement of its efficiency and endeavour to increase yield of biogas. In: Proceedings of the Ninth West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress, February 28-March 2, 2002.
15. Chen Y. P. and X. L. Wang (2004) Study on biology effects of microwave pretreatment seeds of Isatis indigotica. Acta Bot. Boreal. 24, 1057-1060. (In Chinese with an English abstract)
16. Caldwell MM (1971) Solar UV irradiation and the growth and development of higher plants. In Photophysiology, Vol. 6 (Edited by A. C. Giese), pp. 131-177. Academic Press, New York.
17. Predieri, S., H. A. Norman, D. T. Krizek, P. Pillai, R. M. Mirecki and R. H. Zimmerman (1995) Influence of UV-B radiation on membrane lipid composition and ethylene evolution in 'Doyenne d'Hiver' pear shoots grown in vitro under different photosynthetic photon fluxes. Environ. Exp. Bot. 35, 151-160.
18. Mirecki, R. M. and A. H. Teramura (1984) Effects of ultraviolet-B irradiation on soybean. V. The dependence of plants sensitivity on the photosynthetic photon flux density during and after leaf expansion. Plant Physiol. 74, 475-480.
19. Tonamura, B. (1978) Test reactions for a stopped flow apparatus regulation of 2, 6-D and potassium ferricyanide by L-ascorbic acid. Anal. Biochem. 84, 370-383.
20. Giannoplitis, C. N. and S. K. Ries (1977) Superoxide dismutase I: purification and quantitative relationship with water-soluble protein in seedlings. Plant Physiol. 59, 315-318.
21. Nakano, Y. and K. Asada (1981) Hydrogen peroxide is scavenged by ascorbate specific peroxidase in spinach chloroplasts. Plant Cell Physiol. 5, 867-880.
22. Cakmak, I. and H. Marschner (1992) Magnesium deficiency and high light intensity on enhance activity of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase and glutation reductase in bean leaves. Plant Physiol. 98, 1222-1227.
23. Bradford, M. M. (1976) A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding. Anal Biol. Chem. 72, 248-254.
24. Pope, M. I. and M. D. Judd (1988) DTA Technology and Applications, Vol. 1 (Translated by S. H. Wang and H. Z. Yang), pp. 50-68. Beijing Normal University Press, Beijing.
25. Kramer, G. F., H. A. Norman, D. T. Krizek and R. M. Mirecki (1991) Influence of UV-B radiation on polyamines, lipid peroxidation and membrane lipid in cucumber. Phytochemistry 30, 2101-2108.
26. Hasselt, P. R. V, W. S. Chow and J. M. Anderson (1996) Short-term treatment of pea leaves with supplementary UV-B at different oxygen concentrations: impacts on chloroplast and plasma membrane bound process. Plant Sci. 120, 1-9.
27. Rousseaux, M. C., C. L. Ballaré, C. V. Giordano, A. L. Scopel, A. M. Zima, M. Szwarcberg-Bracchitta, P. S. Searles, M. M. Caldwell and S. B. Diaz (1999) Ozone depletion and UV-B radiation: impact on plant DNA damage in southern South America. P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96, 15310-15315.
28. Doughty, C. J. and A. B. Hope (1976) Effects of ultraviolet B radiation on the plasma membranes of characorllina, Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 3, 677-684.
29. Hideg, E. and I. Vass (1996) UV-B induced free radical production in plants leaves and isolated thoylakoid membrane. Plant Sci. 115, 251-260.
30. Kubo, A., M. Aono, N. Nakajima, H. Saji, K. Tanaka and N. Konda (1999) Differential responses in activity of antioxidant enzymes to different environmental stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. J. Plant Res. 112, 279-290.
31. Rao, M. V., G. Paliyath and P. D. Ormrod (1996) Ultraviolet-B and ozone-induced biochemical changes in antioxidant enzymes of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiol. 110, 125-136.
32. Robberecht, R., M. M. Caldwell and D. W. Billings (1980) Leaf ultraviolet optical properties along a latitudinal in the arctic-alpine life ozone. Ecology 61, 612-619.
33. Mitchell, B. D. and A. C. Birnie (1970) Biological material. In Differential Thermal Analysis, Vol. 1. (Edited by R. C. Mackenzie), pp. 673-704. Academic Press, New York.
34. Yan L. F. and Y. L. Zhang (1997) Molecular biology, Vol. 1 (Edited by Y. Q. Zhao), pp. 21-26. Agriculture University of China Press, Beijing.