Hydrogen-rich water prepared by ammonia borane can enhance rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) seedlings tolerance against salinity, drought or cadmium.
Gan Zhao, Pengfei Cheng, Tong Zhang, Dyaaaldin Abdalmegeed, Sheng Xu, Wenbiao Shen · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2021
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The application of 1 mM tungstate, an inhibitor of nitrate reductase (NR; an important NO synthetic enzyme), showed the similar blocking responses in the phenotype, suggesting that NR might be the source of NO involved in above H₂ actions. 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.
What the Publication Examined
Hydrogen-rich water prepared by ammonia borane can enhance rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) seedlings tolerance against salinity, drought or cadmium.
How Molecular Hydrogen Was Addressed
Hydrogen agriculture is recently recognized as an emerging and promising approach for low-carbon society. Since shorter retention time for hydrogen gas (H₂) in conventional electrolytically produced hydrogen-rich water (HRW) limits its application, seeking a more suitable method to produce and maintain H₂ level in HRW for longer time remain a challenge for scientific community. To solve above problems, the researchers compared and concluded that the H₂ in HRW prepared by ammonia borane (NH3·BH3) could meet above requirement.
What the Publication Reported
The application of 1 mM tungstate, an inhibitor of nitrate reductase (NR; an important NO synthetic enzyme), showed the similar blocking responses in the phenotype, suggesting that NR might be the source of NO involved in above H₂ actions.
Authors’ Conclusion
The authors concluded that the application of 1 mM tungstate, an inhibitor of nitrate reductase (NR; an important NO synthetic enzyme), showed the similar blocking responses in the phenotype, suggesting that NR might be the major source of NO involved in above H₂ actions.