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Chilling tolerance of maize, cucumber and rice seedling leaves and roots are differentially affected by salicylic acid.

Salicylic acid (SA) is one component of a complex signalling pathway that is induced by a number of biotic and abiotic stresses. Exposing seedling radicles to aqueous solutions of 0.5 mM salicylic acid for 24 h before chilling at 2.5 degrees C for 1-4 days reduced the chilling-induced increase in electrolyte leakage from maize and rice leaves, and cucumber hypocotyls, but not from their radicles. The SA treatments that induced chilling tolerance in the aerial portion of the seedlings did not induce chilling tolerance in the radicles, even though the SA treatments were applied to the radicles. A comparison of activity among five antioxidant enzymes showed that SA did not alter enzyme activities in the radicles, but that chilling tolerance induced by SA in the aerial portions of maize and cucumber plants was associated with an increase in the activity of glutathione reductase and guaiacol peroxidase.

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[Determination of total organic acids and salicylic acid in extract of Radix isatidis].

OBJECTIVE: To develop a quantitative method for determination of the total organic acids and salicyclic acid in the extract of Radix Isatidis. METHOD: The total organic acids were determined by acid-base titration and the salicylic acid was determined by HPLC. RESULT: It was shown that contents of total organic acids and salicylic acid in the extract of Radix Isatidis were 13.0% and 0.22%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The method can control the quality of this extract effectively and accurately.

Carboxylic Acids↗

Partial resistance of tomato to Phytophthora infestans is not dependent upon ethylene, jasmonic acid, or salicylic acid signaling pathways.

We compared tomato defense responses to Phytophthora infestans in highly compatible and partially compatible interactions. The highly compatible phenotype was achieved with a tomato-specialized isolate of P. infestans, whereas the partially compatible phenotype was achieved with a nonspecialized isolate. As expected, there was induction of the hypersensitive response (HR) earlier during the partially compatible interaction. However, contrary to our expectation, pathogenesis-related (PR) gene expression was not stimulated sooner in the partially compatible interaction. While the level of PR gene expression was quite similar in the two interactions, the LeDES gene (which encodes an enzyme necessary for the production of divinyl ethers) was expressed at a much higher level in the partially compatible interaction at 48 h after inoculation. Host reaction to the different pathogen genotypes was not altered (compared with wild type) in mutant tomatoes that were ethylene-insensitive (Never-ripe) or those with reduced ability to accumulate jasmonic acid (def-1). Similarly, host reaction was not altered in NahG transgenic tomatoes unable to accumulate salicylic acid. These combined data indicate that partial resistance in tomato to P. infestans is independent of ethylene, jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid signaling pathways.

Cyclopentanes↗

Differential Accumulation of Salicylic Acid and Salicylic Acid-Sensitive Catalase in Different Rice Tissues.

We previously proposed that salicylic acid (SA)-sensitive catalases serve as biological targets of SA in plant defense responses. To further examine the role of SA-sensitive catalases, we have analyzed the relationship between SA levels and SA sensitivity of catalases in different rice (Oryza sativa) tissues. We show here that, whereas rice shoots contain extremely high levels of free SA, as previously reported (I. Raskin, H. Skubatz, W. Tang, B.J.D. Meeuse [1990] Ann Bot 66: 369-373; P. Silverman, M. Seskar, D. Kanter, P. Schweizer, J.-P. Metraux, I. Raskin [1995] Plant Physiol 108: 633-639), rice roots and cell-suspension cultures have very low SA levels. Catalases from different rice tissues also exhibit differences in sensitivity to SA. Catalase from rice shoots is insensitive to SA, but roots and cell-suspension cultures contain SA-sensitive catalase. The difference in SA sensitivity of catalases from these different tissues correlates with the tissue-specific expression of two catalase genes, CatA and CatB, which encode highly distinctive catalase proteins. CatA, which encodes a catalase with relatively low sequence homology to the tobacco SA-sensitive catalases, is expressed at high levels exclusively in the shoots. On the other hand, in roots and cell-suspension cultures, with northern analysis we detected expression of only the CatB gene, which encodes a catalase with higher sequence homology to tobacco catalases. The role of catalases in mediating some of the SA-induced responses is discussed in light of these results and the recently defined mechanisms of catalase inhibition by SA.

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Salicylic Acid Inhibits Synthesis of Proteinase Inhibitors in Tomato Leaves Induced by Systemin and Jasmonic Acid.

Salicylic acid (SA) and acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), previously shown to inhibit proteinase inhibitor synthesis induced by wounding, oligouronides (H.M. Doherty, R.R. Selvendran, D.J. Bowles [1988] Physiol Mol Plant Pathol 33: 377-384), and linolenic acid (H. Pena-Cortes, T. Albrecht, S. Prat, E.W. Weiler, L. Willmitzer [1993] Planta 191: 123-128), are shown here to be potent inhibitors of systemin-induced and jasmonic acid (JA)-induced synthesis of proteinase inhibitor mRNAs and proteins. The inhibition by SA and ASA of proteinase inhibitor synthesis induced by systemin and JA, as well as by wounding and oligosaccharide elicitors, provides further evidence that both oligosaccharide and polypeptide inducer molecules utilize the octadecanoid pathway to signal the activation of proteinase inhibitor genes. Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) leaves were pulse labeled with [35S]methionine, followed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and the inhibitory effects of SA are shown to be specific for the synthesis of a small number of JA-inducible proteins that includes the proteinase inhibitors. Previous results have shown that SA inhibits the conversion of 13S-hydroperoxy linolenic acid to 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid, thereby inhibiting the signaling pathway by blocking synthesis of JA. Here we report that the inhibition of synthesis of proteinase inhibitor proteins and mRNAs by SA in both light and darkness also occurs at a step in the signal transduction pathway, after JA synthesis but preceding transcription of the inhibitor genes.

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3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of benzoic acid and salicylic acid but benzaldehyde is not.

Stable-isotope-labelled (2H6, 18O) 3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid, a putative intermediate in the biosynthesis of benzoic acid (BA) and salicylic acid (SA) from cinnamic acid, has been synthesized and administered to cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and Nicotiana attenuata (Torrey). Analysis of the products by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed incorporation of labelling into BA and SA, but not into benzaldehyde. In a separate experiment, 3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid was found to be a metabolite of phenylalanine, itself the primary metabolic precursor of BA and SA. These data suggest that cinnamic acid chain shortening is probably achieved by beta-oxidation, and that the proposed "non-oxidative" pathway of side-chain degradation does not function in the biosynthesis of BA and SA, in cucumber and N. attenuata.

Benzaldehydes↗

Simultaneous high-performance liquid chromatography assay of acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid in film-coated aspirin tablets.

A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method has been developed for the simultaneous assay of acetylsalicylic acid (I) and salicylic acid (II) in film-coated aspirin tablets. As little as 0.1% II (relative to I) can be quantitatively determined. Using a 5-microns octadecylsilane column with water-acetonitrile-phosphoric acid (76:24:0.5) as the mobile phase enabled the chromatographic separation to be completed in 4 min. Due to the slow rate of decomposition of I to II in the extraction solvent, acetonitrile-methanol-phosphoric acid (92:8:0.5), the analysis of many samples was routinely performed by means of automated HPLC equipment. Other compounds (non-aspirin salicylates, caffeine and acetaminophen) were also separated by the chromatographic system.

Aspirin↗

Simultaneous analysis of dehydroacetic acid, benzoic acid, sorbic acid and salicylic acid in cosmetic products by solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography.

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for simultaneous determination of dehydroacetic acid (DHA), benzoic acid (BA), sorbic acid (SOA) and salicylic acid (SA) was developed for application to cosmetic products. Isocratic reversed-phase HPLC was employed for quantitative analysis using tetra-n-butylammonium (TBA) hydroxide as an ion-pair reagent. Cosmetic samples were purified by solid-phase extraction using Bond-Elut SI cartridges. Four acidic preservatives were eluted with methanol from cartridges. The HPLC assay was carried out using TSK gel ODS-80TM column (5 microm, 150 x 4.6 mm I.D.). The mobile phase consisted of a mixture of water and methanol (65:35, v/v) containing 2.5 mM TBA hydroxide adjusted with phosphoric acid to pH 7.0. The calibration curves of these preservatives showed good linearity with UV detection (235 nm). The correlation coefficients were better than 0.999 in all cases. The lower limits of detection (defined as a signal-to-noise ratio of about 3) were approximately 2.5 ng for DHA, 4.0 ng for BA, 2.0 ng for SOA and 5.5 ng for SA. The procedure described here is simple, selective and is suitable for quality control of finished cosmetic products.

Benzoic Acid↗

Antioxidant effects of a single dose of acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid in rat brain slices subjected to oxygen-glucose deprivation in relation with its antiplatelet effect.

The aim of the present study was to analyze the relative participation of the antiplatelet and the antioxidant effects of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and salicylic acid (SA) after a single dose (1 or 10 mg/kg i.p.) in an in vitro model of anoxia in slices of rat brain. After 20 min of drug administration, blood and brain were obtained (n=6 rats per group). We measured: lipid peroxidation, glutathione levels and lactate dehydrogenase efflux (LDH), ASA and SA concentrations and platelet aggregation in whole blood. An increase in lipid peroxidation (80%) and in LDH efflux (520%) and a decrease in glutathione levels (35%) were observed after 120 min anoxia in saline-treated rats. SA reduced this oxidative stress and LDH efflux, but it did not modify platelet aggregation. ASA strongly inhibited platelet aggregation but exerted a poor antioxidant effect. ASA was not detectable in brain tissue. We conclude that repeated doses of ASA are necessary to obtain a tissular antioxidant effect, probably when liver generates enough SA.

Animals↗

Determination of acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid in skin and plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography.

This study describes a HPLC method to determine the concentrations of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and salicylic acid (SA) in human stratum corneum and in plasma. The stratum corneum layers for ASA/SA analysis were removed from three patients with postherpetic hyperalgesia treated with topical and oral aspirin. Blood samples were also collected from the same patients. Tape strippings were placed in acetonitrile and sonicated for 15 min. After centrifuging, aliquots of the supernatant were injected into the chromatograph. ASA and SA from plasma samples were extracted on Isolute C8 columns. Due to interfering peaks in the tape samples, HPLC conditions were slightly different for tape and plasma samples. ASA and SA were separated on a LiChrospher 100 RP-18 column at 1 ml/min using a water-phosphate buffer (pH 2.5)-acetonitrile mobile phase (35:40:25, v/v/v). A linear response to quantities of ASA from 0.1 to 100 microg/cm2 and of SA from 0.1 to 5 microg/cm2 in tape and to quantities of ASA 0.1 to 2 microg/ml and 1 to 50 microg/ml was obtained and the recovery from tape and plasma samples was over 98%. The method is sensitive (0.1 microg/cm2) and specific enough to allow the determination of the drugs in the skin not only after topical but also after oral administration. A good sensitivity was also obtained in plasma (0.1 microg/ml) allowing study of the kinetics of ASA and SA in plasma after oral administration. Concentrations of ASA after topical administration were 100-200 times higher than after oral administration. Plasma levels of ASA and SA after oral administration were similar to those previously found. No ASA or SA were detected in plasma after topical ASA administration.

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Two tobacco genes induced by infection, elicitor and salicylic acid encode glucosyltransferases acting on phenylpropanoids and benzoic acid derivatives, including salicylic acid.

Two tobacco genes (TOGT) with homology to glucosyltransferase genes known to be induced by salicylic acid (SA) also responded rapidly to a fungal elicitor or to an avirulent pathogen. SA, although an efficient inducer, was shown not to be essential in the signal transduction pathway regulating TOGT gene expression during the resistance response. Recombinant TOGT proteins produced in Escherichia coli exhibited low, but significant, glucosyltransferase activity towards SA, but very high activity towards hydroxycoumarins and hydroxycinnamic acids, with glucose esters being the predominant products. These results point to a possible important function in defense of these glucosyltransferases in conjugating aromatic metabolites prior to their transport and cross-linking to the cell wall.

Benzoates↗

Plasma levels of acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid after oral ingestion of plain and buffered acetylsalicylic acid in relation to bleeding time and thrombocyte function.

Buffered acetylsalicylic acid (Alka Seltzer, B-ASA) and plain aspirin (P-ASA) tablets were compared as to their effects on bleeding time and platelet function in eight healthy male volunteers. Two doses (500 and 1000 mg) of each preparation were investigated in a cross-over design, each volunteer being his own control in each dose group (n=4). Both preparations disturbed platelet aggregation to the same extent. Bleeding time increased after both preparations, though significantly more after the buffered preparation than after plain acetylsalicylic acid, irrespective of the dosage. The 1000 mg dose prolonged bleeding time significantly more than the 500 mg dose, irrespective of the preparation. Kinetic analysis showed that B-ASA gave higher peak plasma levels of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and accordingly salicylic acid peak levels were also higher after the buffered preparation. It is concluded that B-ASA in equi-analgesic doses prolongs bleeding time more than the plain preparation. Since it is less agressive on the gastro-intestinal mucosa, its use may be advantageous in situations where acetylsalicylic acid induced loss of platelet aggregation is desired. However, the risk of prolonged bleeding--e.g. after tooth extractions--is probably higher after the buffered preparation.

Adult↗

Plasma acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid levels during aspirin provocation in aspirin-sensitive subjects.

The ability of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to inhibit the cyclo-oxygenase which catalyzes formation of prostaglandins appears to be central to the mechanisms involved in aspirin sensitivity. We have investigated whether the plasma levels of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and its main metabolite salicylic acid (SA) at the time of intolerance reactions correspond with the concentrations required for enzyme inhibition in vitro. Twelve aspirin-sensitive and 15 aspirin-tolerant subjects were followed during provocation with aspirin. ASA and SA concentrations in plasma were determined by HPLC. After oral provocation (up to 460 mg cumulative dose), the levels of ASA and SA in plasma were equivalent in aspirin-sensitive and aspirin-tolerant subjects. For the aspirin-sensitive subjects, at the time of adverse reaction, the concentration range was 2.9-33.3 microM for ASA and 18.1-245 microM for SA. Oral provocation with sodium salicylate yielding 10-fold higher SA levels did not elicit intolerance reactions. Statistically significantly lower levels of ASA and SA (P < or = 0.01) evoked airway obstruction, as compared with merely extrapulmonary symptoms. Bronchial absorption of aspirin was found after inhalation of lysine-aspirin and was comparable in asthmatic and nonasthmatic subjects. In three aspirin-sensitive subjects who developed airway obstruction, the plasma levels for ASA and SA were 0.9-2.6 microM and 0.0-6.7 microM, respectively. In conclusion, the plasma levels of ASA reached at the time of a positive reaction are of the magnitude known to inhibit cyclo-oxygenases. Neither differences in bioavailability of ASA nor the formation of SA seems to contribute to the aspirin-elicited reactions.

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Ozone-induced ethylene production is dependent on salicylic acid, and both salicylic acid and ethylene act in concert to regulate ozone-induced cell death.

Ethylene is known to influence plant defense responses including cell death in response to both biotic and abiotic stress factors. However, whether ethylene acts alone or in conjunction with other signaling pathways is not clearly understood. Ethylene overproducer mutants, eto1 and eto3, produced high levels of ethylene and developed necrotic lesions in response to an acute O3 exposure that does not induce lesions in O3-tolerant wild-type Col-0 plants. Treatment of plants with ethylene inhibitors completely blocked O3-induced ethylene production and partially attenuated O3-induced cell death. Analyses of the responses of molecular markers of specific signaling pathways indicated a relationship between salicylic acid (SA)- and ethylene-signaling pathways and O3 sensitivity. Both eto1 and eto3 plants constitutively accumulated threefold higher levels of total SA and exhibited a rapid increase in free SA and ethylene levels prior to lesion formation in response to O3 exposure. SA pre-treatments increased O3 sensitivity of Col-0, suggesting that constitutive high SA levels prime leaf tissue to exhibit increased magnitude of O3-induced cell death. NahG and npr1 plants compromised in SA signaling failed to produce ethylene in response to O3 and other stress factors suggesting that SA is required for stress-induced ethylene production. Furthermore, NahG expression in the dominant eto3 mutant attenuated ethylene-dependent PR4 expression and rescued the O3-induced HR (hypersensitive response) cell death phenotype exhibited by eto3 plants. Our results suggest that both SA and ethylene act in concert to influence cell death in O3-sensitive genotypes, and that O3-induced ethylene production is dependent on SA.

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Simultaneous determination of acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography.

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method is described for the simultaneous determination of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and its main metabolite salicylic acid (SA) in human plasma. Acidified plasma is deproteinized with acetonitrile which is separated from the aqueous layer by adding sodium chloride. ASA and SA are extracted into the acetonitrile layer with high yield, and determined by reversed-phase HPLC (column: Novapak C18 4 microns silica, 150 x 4 mm I.D.; eluent: 740 ml water, 900 microliters 85% orthophosphoric acid, 180 ml acetonitrile) and photometric detection (237 nm). 2-Methylbenzoic acid is used as internal standard. The method allows the determination of ASA and SA in human plasma as low as 100 ng/ml with good precision (better than 10%). The assay was used to determine the pharmacokinetic parameters of ASA and SA following oral administration of 100-500 mg ASA in healthy volunteers.

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic↗

[Pharmacokinetic study of percutaneous absorption of salicylic acid from baths with salicylate methyl ester and salicylic acid].

Percutaneous uptake of methyl salicylate was investigated by use of Leukona-Rheumabad (Dr. Atzinger) in 10 volunteers. Percutaneous uptake of salicylic acid was investigated by use of Contrheuma-Bad (Spitzner) in 15 volunteers. By use of bathing concentration of 0.03 g/l of methyl salicylate, plasma levels of 220-820 ng/ml were found 1 h after beginning, and 46-193 ng/ml after 6 h. 2.3-8.7 mg of salicyluric acid was eliminated on the first day, and 0.47 to 1.48 mg on the second day. By use of bathing concentration of 0.33 g/l of salicylic acid constant plasma levels of 10 +/- 1.27 ng/ml were found in a period of 24 h. The renal elimination of 0.92 +/- 0.14 at first day, 0.72 +/- 0.11 at second day, and 0.50 +/- 0.08 mg salicyluric acid at third day was found. Salicylic acid was eliminated 0.086 +/- 0.009 resp. 0.079 +/- 0.007 resp. 0.043 +/- 0.011 mg by those days. The half-time of elimination in urine after methyl salicylate bathing is (as with injected salicylic acid) between 2.4 to 4 h. Conversely half-time of elimination in urine by salicylic acid bathing is between 30 to 50 h, and is greater with salicylic acid bathing than with other application forms. This is in agreement with earlier examinations and results which point out the deposition of salicylic acid in skin. Any definitive deposition of salicylic acid in skin by methyl salicylate bathing was not found.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Adolescent↗

ATR-FTIR spectroscopic investigations on the effect of solvents on the permeation of benzoic acid and salicylic acid through silicone membranes.

The effect of a series of alcohols on the permeation of salicylic acid (SA) and benzoic acid (BA) through silicone membrane was evaluated, using Franz-type diffusion cells. Although permeants were applied at the same thermodynamic activity in all vehicles, the resulting fluxes were found to differ significantly. This was a consequence of the interactions between the vehicles and the membrane. The interactions between the vehicles and the membrane were further investigated using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. With this technique, it was possible to identify two different diffusion processes when the membrane was pre-treated with buffer, whereas one single diffusion process was observed when the membrane was pre-soaked with the vehicle. The technique was successfully used to deconvolute the relative magnitude of partition and diffusion in the permeation process. It was shown that the permeation of both acids was affected by the effect of the vehicles on the diffusion coefficient and the partition coefficient in the silicone membrane. The solubility of the drug in the impregnated membrane was found to be proportional to the saturated solubility in the vehicle used to treat the membrane. The solubility of BA in the impregnated silicone membrane was twice that of SA.

Antifungal Agents↗

Induction of a leaf specific geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase and emission of (E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-1,3,7,11-tetraene in tomato are dependent on both jasmonic acid and salicylic acid signaling pathways.

Two cDNAs encoding geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) synthases from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) have been cloned and functionally expressed in Escherichia coli. LeGGPS1 was predominantly expressed in leaf tissue and LeGGPS2 in ripening fruit and flower tissue. LeGGPS1 expression was induced in leaves by spider mite (Tetranychus urticae)-feeding and mechanical wounding in wild type tomato but not in the jasmonic acid (JA)-response mutant def-1 and the salicylic acid (SA)-deficient transgenic NahG line. Furthermore, LeGGPS1 expression could be induced in leaves of wild type tomato plants by JA- or methyl salicylate (MeSA)-treatment. In contrast, expression of LeGGPS2 was not induced in leaves by spider mite-feeding, wounding, JA- or MeSA-treatment. We show that emission of the GGPP-derived volatile terpenoid (E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-1,3,7,11-tetraene (TMTT) correlates with expression of LeGGPS1. An exception was MeSA-treatment, which resulted in induction of LeGGPS1 but not in emission of TMTT. We show that there is an additional layer of regulation, because geranyllinalool synthase, catalyzing the first dedicated step in TMTT biosynthesis, was induced by JA but not by MeSA.

Acyclic Monoterpenes↗