EFFECT OF TITANIUM(IV) APPLICATION ON SOME ENZYMATIC-ACTIVITIES IN SEVERAL DEVELOPING STAGES OF RED-PEPPER PLANTS

Authors
CARVAJAL M MARTINEZSANCHEZ F ALCARAZ CF
Citation
M. Carvajal et al., EFFECT OF TITANIUM(IV) APPLICATION ON SOME ENZYMATIC-ACTIVITIES IN SEVERAL DEVELOPING STAGES OF RED-PEPPER PLANTS, Journal of plant nutrition, 17(2-3), 1994, pp. 243-253
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Journal of plant nutrition → ACNP
ISSN journal
01904167
Volume
17
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
243 - 253
Database
ISI
SICI code
0190-4167(1994)17:2-3<243:EOTAOS>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The effect of two titanium (IV) compounds, titanium ascorbate and tita nium chloride, on some enzymatic activities, such as catalase, peroxid ase, Lipoxygenase and nitrate reductase in seeds, embryos, and seedlin gs and adult plants of red pepper (Capsicum annuum L,), was studied, A stimulatory effect of titanium was observed for every iron-depending enzyme studied at all developing stages as well as for nitrate reducta se but only for whole plants. This occurs because Ti+3/Ti+4 catalizes the activity of iron and enhances iron-dependent enzymes.