Acta Agronomica Hungarica
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Volume 57: Issue 4
Relationship between S-methylmethionine treatment and the activities of antioxidant enzymes in maize ( Zea mays L.) leaves at chilling temperatures
Authors:
E. Kósa Pannon University Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Georgikon Faculty Keszthely Hungary

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D. Szegő Eötvös Lóránd University Department of Plant Physiology Budapest Hungary

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E. Horváth Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Martonvásár Hungary

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Pages:
461–469
Online Publication Date:
21 Nov 2009
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2009
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/AAgr.57.2009.4.8
Keywords:
S-methylmethionine; antioxidant enzymes; chilling temperature; maize
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S-methylmethionine (SMM) is an important intermediary compound in the sulphur metabolism and has been shown to play a possible role in moderating the damaging effects of low temperature stress. The present work investigated the extent to which SMM is capable of influencing the activity of antioxidant enzymes when the subtropical species maize is exposed to chilling temperatures during the early developmental phase. SMM was found to contribute to the protection of maize seedlings against low (<14°C) temperature stress by enhancing the activity of certain antioxidant enzymes to varying extents, and thus helping to neutralise the reactive oxygen species (ROS) formed at this temperature. Results obtained in a gradient plant growth chamber revealed that, with the exception of catalase, SMM increased the activity of all the antioxidants studied (glutathione reductase, glutathione-S-transferase, guaiacol peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase), particularly in the lower ranges of the temperature gradient (6–14°C).

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