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Toxicity of MCPA on non-green potato tuber calli

Autor(es): Peixoto, Francisco cv logo 1 ; Lopes, M. cv logo 2 ; Madeira, Vítor cv logo 3 ; Vicente, Joaquim cv logo 4

Data: 2008

Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/7596

Origem: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra


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Abstract Growth of potato tuber calli cells (non-green) is inhibited by 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) as a consequence of perturbation of membrane integrity. MCPA also depresses ATP content with simultaneous increase of ADP and AMP, i.e., the energy charge is severely compromised. Cell redox state is also affected by MCPA, as a function of concentration. Up to 60 µM, MCPA stimulates glutathione reductase and glutathione transferase, whereas superoxide dismutase and catalase activities are not affected. However, 120 µM MCPA inhibits all these activities. Cell death challenged by MCPA is putatively related to disturbance of membrane integrity responsible for mitochondrial uncoupling with decrease of the energy charge and subsequent loss of ions and metabolites. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11738-008-0207-x
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