He-Ne激光对增强UV-B辐射下小麦幼苗膜脂过氧化的缓解作用

采用He-Ne激光(5 mW/mm2)辐照增强UV-B辐射(10.08 kJ/m2.d)的晋麦8号小麦幼苗,通过测定小麦幼苗叶片细胞质膜透性、丙二醛(MDA)的含量以及脂氧合酶(LOX)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)和谷光苷肽过氧化物酶(GPX)的活性变化,研究He-Ne激光对增强UV-B辐射的小麦幼苗膜脂过氧化的影响。结果显示,He-Ne激光辐照可使经UV-B辐射后小麦幼苗叶片质膜相对透性、MDA含量、LOX活性降低,而使CAT、APX和GPX的活性均升高。分析表明UV-B辐射增强可导致膜脂过氧化加剧,而一定剂量的He-Ne激光能够通过促进酶促抗氧化系统酶的活性来缓解紫外线辐射下小麦幼苗的膜脂过氧化作用。     

豌豆叶绿体脂氧合酶活性与叶片衰老及膜脂过氧化作用的关系

豌豆叶绿体脂氧合酶(LOX)活性在连体叶片衰老过程中变化不大。ABA处理离体叶片2d叶绿体LOX活性升高,处理时间延长活性下降。抗氧化剂α-生育酚、谷胱甘肽、没食子酸丙酯抑制豌豆叶绿体LOX活性。脂质过氧化产物丙二醛对豌豆叶绿体LOX和大豆纯LOX-1的活性均有抑制作用,大豆LOX-1能促进离体豌豆叶绿体膜脂过氧化作用。因此,豌豆叶绿体LOX可能参与叶片衰老过程中叶绿体膜结构和功能的改变,又受膜脂过氧化产物的制约。     

不同浓度糖氮对离体穗培养小麦粒重和叶片膜脂过氧化作用的影响

在相同浓度配比的蔗糖和谷氨酰胺培养液中培养小麦品种扬麦9号和徐州26号的离体穗,检测不同水平的糖氮对小麦粒重及叶片膜脂过氧化作用的影响.结果表明,在一定浓度范围内,提高培养液中蔗糖和谷氨酰胺供应水平后,单粒重、叶片的超氧化物歧化酶(sOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性提高,膜脂过氧化产物丙二醛(MDA)含量降低;培养液中糖氮水平过高,叶片的sOD和CAT活性则下降,MDA含量升高,籽粒单粒重下降.     

NO对小麦叶片干旱诱导膜脂过氧化的调节效应

分析了一氧化氮(NO)对小麦(Triticum aestivum L．)叶片干旱诱导膜脂过氧化的影响。结果表明：不同浓度NO均能使干旱胁迫下小麦叶片的相对含水量先降后升,而：MDA含量先升后降,O2-释放速率下降,SOD活性升高,POD活性降低;同时,NO可以提高脯氨酸含量。这些结果表明NO提高了小麦叶片的抗氧化能力,降低了干旱胁迫诱导的膜脂过氧化损伤。     

NaCl胁迫及外源自由基对离体小麦叶片O_2~和膜脂质过氧化的影响(简报)

在NaCl胁迫初期,离体小麦叶片内O2含量较低,随着胁迫时间的延长,自由基产生速率逐渐增加,第4天达最高峰,以后又迅速下降。随着NaCl胁迫强度增加,叶片内O2浓度升高,膜脂过氧化作用增强,膜透性增加、SOD活性下降。外源自由基处理的叶片中自由基含量增加,O2产生高峰提前,膜脂过氧化作用和膜透性增加。     

抗坏血酸对沙打旺原生质体分离和培养中膜损伤及相关酶活性的 …

抗坏血酸（ＡＳＡ）能减轻沙打旺原生质体的褐化,改善原生质体的培养状况,ＡＳＡ的作用可能与它增强原生质体抗过氧化能力有关。酶解处理诱导原生质体超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（ＡＰＸ）活性升高,但培养过程使ＡＰＸ活性明显下降,原生质体清除过氧化物能力减弱,膜脂过氧化产物丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）积累增加,膜发生损伤。向酶溶液和培养基中添加ＡＳＡ可显著提高ＳＯＤ尤其是ＡＰＸ活性,减轻膜脂过氧化,增强     

抗坏血酸对沙打旺原生质体分离和培养中膜损伤及相关酶活性的影响

抗坏血酸（ＡＳＡ） 能减轻沙打旺原生质体的褐化,改善原生质体的培养状况。ＡＳＡ的作用可能与它增强原生质体抗过氧化能力有关。酶解处理诱导原生质体超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ） 和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（ＡＰＸ）活性升高,但培养过程使ＡＰＸ 活性明显下降,原生质体清除过氧化物能力减弱,膜脂过氧化产物丙二醛（ ＭＤＡ） 积累增加,膜发生损伤。向酶溶液和培养基中添加ＡＳＡ 可显著提高ＳＯＤ 尤其是ＡＰＸ 活性,减轻膜脂过氧化,增强原生质体的存活力,促进原生质体的分裂和细胞克隆的形成。所有处理中过氧化氢酶（ＣＡＴ） 活性变化不大,表明它在原生质体清除过氧化物过程中不具主要作用。     

小麦胞质不育系花药中脂氧合酶及抗坏血酸过氧化物酶活性的…

在花粉单核期和二核期,Ｋ型不育系花药的脂氧合酶（ＬＯＸ）活性低于而Ｔ型不育系则高于保持系,两者的抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（ＡｓＡ－ＰＯＤ）活性均高于保持系。花粉三核期两种类型不育系的ＬＯＸ活性均明显于高于而ＡｓＡ－ＰＯＤ活性则明显低于保持系。不育系花药的丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）含量在各发育时期均高于保持系,三核期尤为明显。     

干旱对大豆叶片脂氧合酶活性及乙烯,乙烷释放的影响

缓慢干旱时大豆叶片的脂氧合酶活性升高,乙烯,乙烷及１－氨基环丙烷－１－羧酸水平均无明显变化。外源ＡＣＣ可使乙烯释放速率增加,快速干旱及离体叶脱水后ＬＯＸ活性、乙烯和ＡＣＣ水平均表现先上升后下降的趋势。乙烷与乙烯具此消彼长的关系,但严重损伤乙烷释放亦降低。叶片的游离脂肪酸含量在３种方式处理中均有增加。离体叶用自由基清除剂预处理可抑制脱水刺激的ＬＯＸ活性,同时也抑制乙烯的生成,但对乙烷有促进作用。     

NaCl胁迫及外源自由基对离体小麦叶片O2^—和膜脂质过氧化的影响…

在ＮａＣｌ胁迫初期,离体小麦叶片内Ｏ２＾－含量较低,随着胁迫时间的延长,自由基产生速率逐渐增加,第４天达最高峰,以后又迅速下降,随着ＮａＣｌ办迫强度增加,叶片内Ｏ２＾－浓度升高,膜脂过氧化作用增强,膜透性增加、ＳＯＤ活性下降,外源自由基处理的叶片中自由基量增加,Ｏ２＾－产生高峰提前,膜脂过氧化作用和膜透性增加。     

Development and characterization of marker‐free and transgene insertion site‐defined transgenic wheat with improved grain storability and fatty acid content

Development of marker‐free and transgene insertion site‐defined (MFTID) transgenic plants is essential for safe application of transgenic crops. However, MFTID plants have not been reported for wheat (Triticum aestivum). Here, we prepared a RNAi cassette for suppressing lipoxygenase (LOX) gene expression in wheat grains using a double right border T‐DNA vector. The resultant construct was introduced into wheat genome via Agrobacterium‐mediated transformation, with four homozygous marker‐free transgenic lines (namely GLRW‐1, ‐3, ‐5 and ‐8) developed. Aided by the newly published wheat genome sequence, the T‐DNA insertion sites in GLRW‐3 and GLRW‐8 were elucidated at base‐pair resolution. While the T‐DNA in GLRW‐3 inserted in an intergenic region, that of GLRW‐8 inactivated an endogenous gene, which was thus excluded from further analysis. Compared to wild ‐type (WT) control, GLRW‐1, ‐3 and ‐5 showed decreased LOX gene expression, lower LOX activity and less lipid peroxidation in the grains; they also exhibited significantly higher germination rates and better seedling growth after artificial ageing treatment. Interestingly, the three GLRW lines also had substantially increased contents of several fatty acids (e.g., linoleic acid and linolenic acid) in their grain and flour samples than WT control. Collectively, our data suggest that suppression of grain LOX activity can be employed to improve the storability and fatty acid content of wheat seeds and that the MFTID line GLRW‐3 is likely of commercial value. Our approach may also be useful for developing the MFTID transgenic lines of other crops with enhanced grain storability and fatty acid content.     

镉胁迫对平邑甜茶脂肪酸构成及脂质过氧化的影响

以平邑甜茶幼苗为试材,研究了镉胁迫下幼苗叶片和根系膜脂肪酸构成、活性氧、脂氧合酶和丙二醛含量的变化.结果表明：氯化镉处理后7～12 h,脂肪酸种类及其相对含量变化最为明显.处理后7 h,叶片和根系脂肪酸不饱和水平升至最高,含量分别达8282%和7243%;叶片可检测到的脂肪酸在处理后12 h由11种增至14种,根系则在处理17 h后由4种增至6种.O₂^.-产生速率在处理3 h、H₂O₂含量在处理7 h时升至最高,丙二醛含量和脂氧合酶活性则随着处理时间的延长逐渐增加.镉胁迫通过诱导活性氧和脂氧合酶来改变平邑甜茶脂肪酸构成,并引起脂质过氧化;镉处理12 h前,脂质过氧化是活性氧和脂氧合酶的共同结果;但处理12 h后,脂质过氧化加剧主要在于脂氧合酶活性的持续增加.     

The function of very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the pineal gland

The mammalian pineal gland is a prominent secretory organ with a high metabolic activity. Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine), the main secretory product of the pineal gland, efficiently scavenges both the hydroxyl and peroxyl radicals counteracting lipid peroxidation in biological membranes. Approximately 25% of the total fatty acids present in the rat pineal lipids are represented by arachidonic acid (20:4n-6) and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3). These very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids play important roles in the pineal gland. In addition to the production of melatonin, the mammalian pineal gland is able of convert these polyunsaturated fatty acids into bioactive lipid mediators. Lipoxygenation is the principal lipoxygenase (LOX) activity observed in the rat pineal gland. Lipoxygenation in the pineal gland is exceptional because no other brain regions express significant LOX activities under normal physiological conditions. The rat pineal gland expresses both 12- and 15-lipoxygenase (LOX) activities, producing 12- and 15-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12- and 15-HpETE) from arachidonic acid and 14- and 17-hydroxydocosahexaenoic acid (14- and 17-HdoHE) from docosahexaenoic acid, respectively. The rat pineal also produces hepoxilins via LOX pathways. The hepoxilins are bioactive epoxy-hydroxy products of the arachidonic acid metabolism via the 12S-lipoxygenase (12S-LOX) pathway. The two key pineal biochemical functions, lipoxygenation and melatonin synthesis, may be synergistically regulated by the status of n-3 essential fatty acids.     

Changes in the initial phase of lipid peroxidation induced by elicitor from Phytophthora infestans in Solanum species

The initial phase of the lipid peroxidation process in leaves of Solanum nigrum var. gigantea, Solanum tuberosum cv Bzura and clone H-8105, which represent non-host resistance, field resistance and susceptibility, respectively, against Phytophthora infestans, was investigated. Based on quantitative and qualitative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses of free and esterified fatty acid hydroperoxides (FAHs), we characterized the lipid peroxidation process induced by the pathogen-derived elicitor, culture filtrate (CF), in leaves of the studied genotypes. In all plants, FAHs generated due to 13-lipoxygenase (LOX) action dominated over those from the non-enzymatic pathway. The FAHs derived from 9-LOX activity were found only in CF-treated leaves of the non-host resistant S. nigrum. However, experiments in vitro and in planta with exogenous linoleic acid (LA) as a substrate for LOX revealed high constitutive activity of 9-LOX in all genotypes, which increased in response to CF treatment. The time course changes in polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) pools in the total lipid fractions as well as the degree of their oxidation suggested that CF-induced PUFA peroxidation was enhanced mostly in S. nigrum, less so in Bzura and least in the susceptible clone H-8105. The obtained results are discussed in light of the overall biochemical cell status of plants in the studied interactions.     

The upstream oxylipin profile of Arabidopsis thaliana: a tool to scan for oxidative stresses

Various physiological imbalances lead to reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction and/or increases in lipoxygenase (LOX) activities, both events ending in lipid peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Besides the quantification of such a process, the development of tools is necessary in order to allow the identification of the primary cause of its development and localization. A biochemical method assessing 9 LOX, 13 LOX and ROS-mediated peroxidation of membrane-bound and free PUFAs has been improved. The assay is based on the analysis of hydroxy fatty acids derived from PUFA hydroperoxides by both the straight and chiral phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Besides the upstream products of peroxidation of the 18:2 and 18:3 PUFAs, products coming from the 16:3 were characterized and their steady-state level quantified. Moreover, the observation that the relative amounts of the ROS-mediated peroxidation isomers of 18:3 were constant in leaves allowed us to circumvent the chiral analyses for the discrimination and quantification of 9 LOX, 13 LOX and ROS-mediated processes in routine experiments. The methodology has been successfully applied to decipher lipid peroxidation in Arabidopsis leaves submitted to biotic and abiotic stresses. We provide evidence of the relative timing of enzymatic and non-enzymatic lipid peroxidation processes. The 13 LOX pathway is activated early whatever the nature of the stress, leading to the peroxidation of chloroplast lipids. Under cadmium stress, the 9 LOX pathway added to the 13 LOX one. ROS-mediated peroxidation was mainly driven by light and always appeared as a late process.     

Lipoxygenase Pathway and Membrane Permeability and Composition during Storage of Potato Tubers (Solanum tuberosum L. cv Bintje and Désirée) in Different Conditions

Abstract: Potato tubers ( Solanum tuberosum L. cv Bintje and Désirée) were stored for 12 months under three different storage conditions: 4 °C, 20 °C with sprout inhibitor and 20 °C without sprout inhibitor. Independent of the storage conditions, our results show that the increase of membrane permeability, as revealed by electrolyte leakage, is not correlated with the lipid saturation status. Moreover, there is no simple correlation between cold sweetening and membrane permeability or lipid saturation status. During storage at 20 °C without sprout inhibitor, the increase in membrane permeability is inversely correlated to sucrose accumulation, but this is not the case when tubers were stored with sprout inhibitors. Lipoxygenase (LOX) is often proposed as responsible for peroxidative damage to membrane lipids. The gradual peroxidation resulting in double bond index decrease is regarded as a cause of senescence sweetening. Our results revealed that the role of LOX in aging and senescence of potato tubers is far from clear. LOX activity and gene expression are not correlated with the fatty acids composition of the membrane. Moreover, LOX activity and fatty acid hydroperoxide content are low in older tubers, whatever the storage conditions or the varieties. On the basis of our results, the correlation between sugar accumulation (low temperature and senescence sweetening) and peroxidative damage occurring during storage of potato tubers is discussed.     

Liver and heart mitochondria obtained from Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) offers high resistance to lipid peroxidation

Lipid peroxidation is generally thought to be a major mechanism of cell injury in aerobic organisms subjected to oxidative stress. All cellular membranes are especially vulnerable to oxidation due to their high concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids. However, birds have special adaptations for preventing membrane damage caused by reactive oxygen species. This study examines fatty acid profiles and susceptibility to lipid peroxidation in liver and heart mitochondria obtained from Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae). The saturated fatty acids in these organelles represent approximately 40-50% of total fatty acids whereas the polyunsaturated fatty acid composition was highly distinctive, characterized by almost equal amounts of 18:2 n-6; 20:4 n-6 and 22:6 n-3 in liver mitochondria, and a higher proportion of 18:2 n-6 compared to 20:4 n-6 and 22:6 n-3 in heart mitochondria. The concentration of total unsaturated fatty acids of liver and heart mitochondria was approximately 50% and 60%, respectively, with a prevalence of oleic acid C18:1 n9. The rate C20:4 n6/C18:2 n6 and the unsaturation index was similar in liver and heart mitochondria; 104.33 +/- 6.73 and 100.09 +/- 3.07, respectively. Light emission originating from these organelles showed no statistically significant differences and the polyunsaturated fatty acid profiles did not change during the lipid peroxidation process.     

Differences in the susceptibility of plant membrane lipids to peroxidation

Peroxidation of three membrane lipid preparations from plants was initiated using Fe-EDTA and ascorbate and quantified as the production of aldehydes and loss of esterified fatty acids. Using liposomes prepared from commercial soybean asolecithin, the degree of peroxidation was shown to be dependent on: the free radical dose, which was varied by the ascorbate concentration; the presence of tocopherol in the liposome; the configuration, of the liposome, multilamellar or unilamellar; and time after initiation. There were dramatic interactions among these factors which led to the conclusion that in comparing the susceptibility of different membrane preparations it is essential to examine the kinetics of the peroxidation reactions. The composition of the liposome was a major determinant of the degree of peroxidation and of the type of degradative reactions initiated by the oxygen free radicals. A fresh polar lipid extract from Typha pollen had very similar fatty acid composition to the soybean asolecithin, but was more resistant to peroxidation as shown by less aldehyde production and increased retention of unsaturated fatty acids after treatment. Similarly, microsomal membranes from the crowns of non-acclimated and cold acclimated winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings had a much higher linolenic acid content than soybean asolecithin but was much more resistant to peroxidation. In the winter wheat microsomes, the loss of esterified fatty acids was not selective for the unsaturated fatty acids; consequently, even with 40% degradation, the degree of unsaturation in the membrane did not decrease. These different reaction mechanisms which occur in plant membranes may explain why measurements of fatty acid unsaturation fail to detect peroxidative reactions during processes such as senescence, aging and environmental stress.