Effect of Cr and Pb ON THE ACTIVITY OF ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES IN A CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE OF Jatropha curcas

 

A. Valadez-Villarreal, A. Maldonado-Magaña, A. Bernabé-Antonio, M.E. Estrada-Zúñiga, A. Román-Guerrero, F. Cruz-Sosa

 

 

  • This is the first study evaluating the effect of heavy metals on the activity of antioxidant enzymes in a cell suspension culture of Jatropha curcas.

  • The higher enzymatic activity (SOD, CAT and POX) was found during the 5 hours of culture by using Pb or Cr concentrations from 0.0 to 3.0 mM.

  • There was a relationship between Cr and Pb with antioxidant enzymatic activities in cell suspension culture tolerating and accumulating high concentrations of HMs