Hydrogen gas acts as a novel bioactive molecule in enhancing plant tolerance to paraquat-induced oxidative stress via the modulation of heme oxygenase-1 signalling system.
Qijiang Jin, Kaikai Zhu, Weiti Cui, Yanjie Xie, Bin Han, Wenbiao Shen · Plant, cell & environment · 2013
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Here, the researchers showed that exposure of alfalfa seedlings to paraquat stress increased endogenous H₂ production. This source-grounded publication contributes evidence relevant to molecular hydrogen and is retained in a transparent general research category when a more specific study design is not supported by the indexed record.
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What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
When supplied with exogenous H₂ or the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)-inducer hemin, alfalfa plants displayed enhanced tolerance to oxidative stress induced by paraquat. Here, the researchers showed that exposure of alfalfa seedlings to paraquat stress increased endogenous H₂ production. The authors concluded that together, these results suggested that H₂ might function as an important gaseous molecule that alleviates oxidative stress via HO-1 signalling.
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