To study drought stress on seedling dry weight, proline contents and evaluate of antioxidant enzymes activity in canola genotypes (Brassica napus l.), an experiment were evaluated at laboratory physiology, Shahed University. This experiment was carried out in factorial with CRD design with 4 replications in 2008. The first factor was including levels of dough stress, one without stress as check...

Black soybean (Glycine max L.) is native to Asia and well adapted tropical climate countries, such as, Indonesia. The demand for black supply increases due soy sauce making. Limited fertile land causes efforts enhance production relocate sub-optimal lands, saline land. However, in soils the plant productivity very low; therefore, technological inputs are required prevent crop from salinity stre...

The complication of asthma during pregnancy is associated with a number of poor outcomes for the mother and fetus. This may be partially driven by increased oxidative stress induced by the combination of asthma and pregnancy. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways associated with systemic inflammation and oxidative stress, which contributes to worsening asthma symptoms. Pregnan...

Deschampsia antarctica is an Antarctic hairgrass that grows on the west coast of the Antarctic peninsula. In this report, we have identified and characterized a transcription factor, D. antarctica C-repeat binding factor 7 (DaCBF7), that is a member of the monocot group V CBF homologs. The protein contains a single AP2 domain, a putative nuclear localization signal, and the typical CBF signatur...

The protective effects of 5-aminolevulenic acid (ALA) on germination of Elymus nutans Griseb. seeds under cold stress were investigated. Seeds of E. nutans (Damxung, DX and Zhengdao, ZD) were pre-soaked with various concentrations (0, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, 10 and 25 mg l(-1)) of ALA for 24 h before germination under cold stress (5°C). Seeds of ZD were more susceptible to cold stress than DX seeds. Bo...

A complex antioxidant system has been developed in mammals to relieve oxidative stress. However, excessive reactive species derived from oxygen and nitrogen may still lead to oxidative damage to tissue and organs. Oxidative stress has been considered as a conjoint pathological mechanism, and it contributes to initiation and progression of liver injury. A lot of risk factors, including alcohol, ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brains are characterized by extensive oxidative stress. Additionally, large depositions of amyloid -peptide (A ) are observed, and many researchers opine that A is central to the pathogenesis of AD. Our laboratory combined these two observations in a comprehensive model for neurodegeneration in AD brains centered around A -induced oxidative stress. Given the oxidative s...

Antioxidants are known to play an important role in quenching reactive oxygen species (ROS), thus ameliorating oxidative stress. Since increased metabolism associated with exercise can increase oxidative stress, dietary antioxidants may be a limiting factor in determining aspects of physical performance. Here we tested whether oxidative stress associated with flight exercise of captive adult bu...