Changes in antioxidant enzyme activity in the fine roots of black poplar ( Populus nigra L.) and cottonwood ( Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsch) in a heavy-metal-polluted environment
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- 作者：Krzysztof Stobrawa and Gabriela Lorenc-Pluci艅ska
- 关键词：Heavy metals ; Copper works ; Antioxidant enzymes ; Fine roots ; Populus nigra ; Populus deltoides
- 刊名：Plant and Soil
- 出版时间：September, 2007
- 出版年：2007
- 期刊代码：102_0032079X
- 类别：bio
- 卷：298
- 期：1-2
- 页码：57-68
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
The effect of heavy metal deposition onto soil from a copper smelter on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activity in the fine roots of two poplars (Populus nigra L. and Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsch) was analyzed. The subjects were mature trees growing in real environments. In both analyzed species, heavy metals stimulated the overproduction of free radicals in fine roots (measured as malondialdehyde level), which was directly proportional to advancing senescence. In young fine roots, heavy metals caused a decrease in guaiacol peroxidase activity and presumably disturbed the lignification process. Catalase was highly sensitive to the presence of heavy metals in the soil. In contrast, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities were unaffected by heavy metals. In the case of superoxide dismutase, a clear increase in enzyme activity was observed only in P. nigra under drought conditions, whereas it was inhibited in polluted stands.