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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2011, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (5): 102-110.

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Effects of chlortetracycline and 4-epi-chlortetracycline stress on seedling growth, antioxidant enzyme activities and accumulation in pakchoi

WEI Rui-cheng1, PEI Yan2, ZHENG Xiao-li3, ZHU Xu-bo3, CHEN Ming1, WANG Ran1   

  1. 1.Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal-Derived Food Safety, Key Open Laboratory of Edible Agricultural Products Safe Monitoring and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Lab of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210014, China;
    2.College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China;
    3.College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
  • Online:2011-10-20 Published:2011-10-20

Abstract: The effects of different concentrations of chlortetracycline (CTC) and 4-epi-chlortetracycline (ECTC) (1, 10, 30 mg/L) on seed germination, growth, antioxidant enzyme systems, CTC and ECTC accumulation in pakchoi (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis) seedlings were investigated using a water culture method. The results indicated that root elongation could be recommended as a sensitivity indicator to assess eco-toxicity of CTC and ECTC compared with other targets. The activities of SOD, POD and CAT of pakchoi were enhanced with increasing CTC concentration and the activities of POD and CAT were always higher than that of the control group. Under the same conditions, the SOD, POD and CAT activities were enhanced at a low concentration of ECTC but the latter two were inhibited at high ECTC concentration. CTC and ECTC can accumulate in pakchoi. When the concentration of CTC and ECTC was increased, the contents of CTC and ECTC accumulated in seedlings increased. The experiments revealed that the abilities of pakchoi to accumulate CTC were stronger than for ECTC and the stress was correspondingly greater.

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