| Literature DB >> 28761775 |
Ankush Prasad1,2, Shigenobu Kasai2,3, Aditya Kumar1, Ryo Matsuoka4, Akemi Takahashi3, Ryo Fujii3, Yamato Sugiura3, Hiroyuki Kikuchi3, Shigeo Aoyagi4, Tatsuo Aikawa5, Takeshi Kondo5, Makoto Yuasa5, Pavel Pospíšil1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The growth and development of plants is deleteriously affected by various biotic and abiotic stress factors. Wounding in plants is caused by exposure to environmental stress, mechanical stress, and via herbivory. Typically, oxidative burst in response to wounding is associated with the formation of reactive oxygen species, such as the superoxide anion radical (O2•-), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and singlet oxygen; however, few experimental studies have provided direct evidence of their detection in plants. Detection of O2•- formation in plant tissues have been performed using various techniques including electron paramagnetic resonance spin-trap spectroscopy, epinephrine-adrenochrome acceptor methods, staining with dyes such as tetrazolium dye and nitro blue tetrazolium (NBT); however, kinetic measurements have not been performed. In the current study, we provide evidence of O2•- generation and its kinetics in the leaves of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) subjected to wounding.Entities:
Keywords: Electrochemical detection; Polymeric iron-porphyrin-based modified carbon electrode; Superoxide anion radical; Wounding
Year: 2017 PMID: 28761775 PMCID: PMC5527980 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3050
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PeerJ ISSN: 2167-8359 Impact factor: 2.984
Figure 1Reaction mechanism and experimental setup.
(A) Schematic illustration of the reaction mechanism for the amperometric detection of O2•− using the polymeric iron-porphyrin-based modified carbon electrode depicting the reduction-oxidation cycle leading to generation of the oxidation current. (B and C) Schematic illustration of the experimental setup for the electrochemical measurements. The stimulation was performed using a glass capillary, and the polymeric iron-porphyrin-based modified carbon electron was positioned at a distance of 1 mm using a motor-driven XYZ microscopic stage (B). The in vivo generation of O2•− was measured using a polymeric iron-porphyrin-based modified carbon electron (working electrode, WE), platinum wire (counter electrode, CE) and Ag/AgCl (reference electrode, RE) (C).
Figure 2Calibration curve.
Changes in oxidation current measured using iron-porphyrin-based modified carbon electrode by exogenous addition of a standard known concentration of O2•− generated in situ using X/XO system in the concentration range of 0.4–1.3 µM.
Figure 3Real-time monitoring of the oxidation current of O2•− from spinach leaves.
The kinetics of the production of O2•− were measured using a polymeric iron-porphyrin-based modified carbon electrode on non-wounded spinach leaves.
Figure 4Real-time monitoring of oxidation current for O2•− during wounding.
The kinetics of the production of O2•− were measured using a polymeric iron porphyrin based modified carbon electrode during wounding in spinach leaves. The wounding in spinach leaves was done one time (A) and multiple times (B) close to the site of electrode during the measurement and oxidation current for O2•− was measured.
Calculation.
Superoxide anion radical (O2•− concentration calculated using standard calibration curve (R2 = 0.9918) (Fig. 2). The total change in oxidation current was found to be 1.5 nA (Δi) for minimal dose of injury (Fig. 4A) and 7.5 nA (Δi) for injury at multiple sites (Fig. 4B). The total O2•− concentration was found to be equivalent to 40 nM (Fig. 4A) and 200 nM (Fig. 4B) at 60 s and 300 s, respectively.
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| Δ | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| Δ | 60 | 300 |
| O2•− (nM) |
Figure 5Real-time monitoring of the oxidation current of O2•− during wounding.
The kinetics of the production of O2•− were measured using a polymeric iron-porphyrin-based modified carbon electrode during wounding in spinach leaves. The wounding of spinach leaves was performed during the measurement, and the oxidation current for O2•− was measured for approximately 30 min. The effect of SOD on the oxidation current was measured in the presence of SOD (400 U ml−1) added exogenously during the measurement.
Figure 6Real-time monitoring of oxidation current for O2•− during wounding.
The kinetics of the production of O2•− was measured using a polymeric iron porphyrin based modified carbon electrode during wounding in spinach leaves. The wounding in spinach leaves was done during the measurement and oxidation current for O2•− was measured for a duration of about 30 min. Effect of SOD was measured in the presence of SOD (400 U ml−1) added exogenously during the measurement at the point of maximum oxidation current.