Cadmium and the activity of peroxidase during bean seed germination

Authors

  • Celso Rossi Universidade Estadual Paulista; Instituto de Biociências; Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
  • Giuseppina Pace Pereira Lima Universidade Estadual Paulista; Instituto de Biociências; Departamento de Química e Bioquímica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90162001000100030

Keywords:

Phaseolus vulgaris, peroxidase, cadmium, seeds

Abstract

Seeds of common bean seeds cv. Carioca were germinated in the dark in different concentrations of cadmium (1, 2, 5 and 10 mumol L-1) and collected after 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours with the objective of verifying if theperoxidase activity could be used as a biochemical marker of stress induced by cadmium. Alterations in the peroxidase activity (EC 1.11.1.7) were oberved in the cotyledons as well as in roots, as a function of the exhibition time of seeds in different cadmium concentrations. This enzyme can be used as a stress marker caused by cadmium during bean seed germination as an indicative of possible injure of the seeds by this metal.

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Published

2001-03-01

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 1 (2001)

Section

Notes

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How to Cite

Cadmium and the activity of peroxidase during bean seed germination . (2001). Scientia Agricola, 58(1), 197-199. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90162001000100030