Table 1 The fresh weight [g], Mn content [mg∙g−1], electrolyte leakage [%], MDA concentration [µmol∙ g−1 FW] and activity of SOD [U∙mg−1 proteins], CAT [U∙mg−1 proteins] and POX [U∙mg−1 proteins], in the leaves of cvs. Alibi and Nimfa in control plants and after treatment with 125 and 250 MnNPs.

From: Assessment of the oxidative stress intensity and the integrity of cell membranes under the manganese nanoparticles toxicity in wheat seedlings

Treatment

FW [g]

Mn content [mg∙g−1]

EL [%]

SOD [U∙mg−1 proteins]

CAT [U∙mg−1 proteins]

POX [U∙mg−1 proteins]

MDA [µmol∙ g−1 FW]

Alibi

Control

0.58 ± 0.02a

0.106 ± 0.010c

6.37 ± 0.15c

9.93 ± 0.09∙10−2

2.44 ± 0.05∙10−4c

3.83 ± 0.05∙10−2c

1.24 ± 0.05∙10−2b

125 NPs

0.56 ± 0.01a

2.298 ± 0.016b

7.21 ± 0.12b

12.60 ± 0.09∙10−2b

2.65 ± 0.08∙10−4b

4.28 ± 0.04∙10−2b

1.44 ± 0.03∙10−2a

250 NPs

0.53 ± 0.01b

4.541 ± 0.014a

8.30 ± 0.13a

13.81 ± 0.02∙10−2a

6.28 ± 0.10∙10−4a

5.63 ± 0.06∙10−2a

1.43 ± 0.05∙10−2a

Nimfa

Control

0.59 ± 0.02A

0.111 ± 0.011C

6.15 ± 0.10C

9.58 ± 0.05∙10−2C

6.29 ± 0.09∙10−4C

6.31 ± 0.03∙10−2C

1.11 ± 0.02∙10−2C

125 NPs

0.58 ± 0.02A

2.009 ± 0.018B

6.78 ± 0.12B

11.09 ± 0.02∙10−2B

7.35 ± 0.11∙10−4B

6.85 ± 0.02∙10−2B

1.17 ± 0.03∙10−2B

250 NPs

0.57 ± 0.01A

3.649 ± 0.013A

7.17 ± 0.15A

11.72 ± 0.06∙10−2A

7.86 ± 0.11∙10−4A

12.01 ± 0.03∙10−2A

1.28 ± 0.07∙10−2A

  1. Capital letters indicate statistical differences between treatments for Nimfa cultivar, lower case letters for Alibi cultivar. The same letters indicate not significant differences between treatments registered separately for each wheat genotype (p ≤ 0.05).
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