Superoxide production by mitochondria isolated from green bell pepper fruit
Superoxide production by mitochondria isolated from green bell pepper fruit
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1399-3054.1995.tb00993.x
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发表时间:
1995-08
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
A. Purvis;R. Shewfelt;James W. Gegogeine
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作者:
A. Purvis;R. Shewfelt;James W. Gegogeine
Evidence is increasing to suggest that a wide range of environmentally induced plant disorders, including chilling injury, is mediated by reactive oxygen species produced during stress or upon relief from stress. Mitochondria were isolated from pericarp tissue of chilling-sensitive bell pepper fruit and their respiratory activity and ability to produce superoxide when supplied with NADH, succinate or malate-pyruvate were determined. Oxygen uptake rates were greater and less sensitive to cyanide with succinate than with NADH ; rates increased and sensitivity to cyanide and respiratory control ratios (RCRs) decreased in fruit stored at 2°C. Disrupting mitochondrial membranes led to increased oxygen consumption with NADH and decreased consumption with succinate, resulting in RCRs of approximately 1 with both substrates. Superoxide production was greater with NADH than with either succinate or malate-pyruvate. Superoxide dismutase and cyanide inhibited superoxide production almost completely. Antimycin A did not inhibit superoxide production with NADH, but did partially with succinate, especially in mitochondria sensitive to cyanide. Disrupting mitochondrial membranes enhanced superoxide production with NADH. Superoxide production by mitochondria isolated from fruit stored at 2°C increased with NADH and decreased with succinate. Results provide evidence that mitochondria may be a major source of superoxide in chilling-sensitive plant tissues exposed to low temperatures.