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Nitric oxide generation by soybean embryonic axes. Possible effect on mitochondrial function.

A Caro·S Puntarulo
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Nitric oxide (NO) generation and its effect on mitochondrial enzymes were investigated in soybean embryonic axes at the onset of germination. NO was detected in homogenates from soybean embryonic axes by EPR. Enzymatic sources of NO, such as nitrate reductase activity and nitric oxide synthase, assessed as NADPH-diaphorase activity, were measured in homogenates incubated up to 48 h. Both NO content and the activity of the enzymes showed a similar profile as function of the imbibition time, with maximal levels at 15-24h. Total O2 consumption in enriched-mitochondrial fraction was inhibited by NO in a concentration-dependent manner. O2 consumption dependent on cytochrome oxidase activity was more sensitive than alternative oxidase pathway to NO exposure. Half maximal effects of NO at 0.3 and 3.6 microM were measured for cytochrome oxidase and alternative oxidase, respectively. Enriched-mitochondrial fractions from soybean embryonic axes treated with NO (up to 1 microM) showed increased H2O2 production. The data presented suggest that NO could modulate O2 consumption in soybean embryonic axes. This process could affect the pro-oxidant/antioxidant balance and the cellular energy yield in the germinating embryonic axes, and could have a role in soybean germination.

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Electron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyElectron Transport Complex IVGerminationMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsNADPH DehydrogenaseNitrate ReductaseNitrate ReductasesNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseOxidoreductasesOxygen ConsumptionPlant ProteinsGlycine maxAlternative OxidaseJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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A Caro, S Puntarulo. 1999. Nitric oxide generation by soybean embryonic axes. Possible effect on mitochondrial function.. https://doi.org/10.1080/10715769900301521

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