scholarly journals Effect of exogenous salicylic acid on some physiological parameters and alleviation of drought stress in Nigella sativa plant under hydroponic culture 

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kabiri ◽  
F. Nasibi ◽  
H. Farahbakhsh
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Hydroponic Culture ◽  
Black Cumin ◽  
Lyase Activity ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase Activity ◽  
Experimental Treatments

To study the effect of salicylic acid on photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a, b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoids), polyphenol compounds, anthocyanin, flavonoids, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity, malondialdehyde, lipoxygenase activity, electrolyte leakage, relative water content, soluble sugar contents, and protein content of black cumin (Nigella sativa) under drought stress in hydroponic culture, an experiment was conducted as a completely randomised design in a factorial arrangement with three replicates. Experimental treatments included salicylic acid at three levels (0, 5, and 10µM) and drought stress (induced by polyethylene glycol 6000) at four levels (0, –0.2, –0.4, and –0.6 MPa). Results showed that salicylic acid application through the root medium increased drought tolerance of black cumin seedlings. Plants pre-treated with salicylic acid exhibited slight injury symptoms whereas those not pre-treated with salicylic acid had moderate damage and lost considerable portions of their foliage. In conclusion, salicylic acid could protect the Nigella plant against drought stress through increasing of all the mentioned traits, and 10µM salicylic acid was the most effective level under both conditions.

scholarly journals Effect of Foliar Application with Salicylic Acid on Some Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Under Drought Stress

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Khatiby ◽  
F. Vazin ◽  
M. Hassanzadeh ◽  
A. Ahmadi Shadmehri
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Water Stress ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Physiological Processes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Four Levels

Abstract Drought is an important factor that could restrict plants growth and productivity through several biological and physiological processes. Salicylic acid (SA) has a key role in many physiological processes of plants and stimulate specific responses against various stresses biotic and abiotic, in some of plants. In order to evaluate the effect of foliar application by salicylic acid (SA) under drought stress on some morphological characteristics sesame, a split-plot experiment with a completely random design with three replications was performed. There were three levels of irrigation: control (normal irrigations), water stress at flowering stage and water stress at seed production stage, as main plot and sub plot consisting of four levels of the foliar application of salicylic acid: 0 (control), 1, 1.5 and 2.25 mM. Results indicated that the effects of water stress on traits, such as plant height, height of first capsule from soil surface, number of branches, number of capsules per plant showed significant difference at a level of 1%, while on the number of seeds per capsule, seed weight, leaf area index, biological yield, grain yield sesame, without significant difference indicated. Foliar application with salicylic acid was not so significant (P< 0.05) at different concentrations on measured traits, as well as interactive effects between drought stress and different amounts of salicylic acid, without significant difference observed.

Inhibitory effect of black cumin (Nigella sativa) seed essential oil on Fusobacterium nucleatum L-methionine-γ-lyase (L-methioninase) activity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masao Ishikawa ◽  
Takatoshi Murata ◽  
Masaaki Okamoto ◽  
Mayu Miyanohara ◽  
Mamiko Yamashita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Fusobacterium Nucleatum ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Methyl Mercaptan ◽  
Kinetic Assay ◽  
Black Cumin ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Lyase Activity ◽  
Deodorizing Activity

Abstract The enzyme L-methionine-γ-lyase is commonly found in a wide range of bacteria and catalyzes the α-elimination and γ-elimination of L-methionine to produce methyl mercaptan, α-ketobutyrate, and ammonia. Black cumin seed essential oil (BC oil) reportedly exhibits deodorizing activity against methyl mercaptan. Therefore, we hypothesized that BC oil may also suppress methyl mercaptan production. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the inhibitory effect of BC oil on L-methionine-γ-lyase activity in Fusobacterium nucleatum. Recombinant L-methionine-γ-lyase was incubated under appropriate conditions with BC oil and its constituent thymoquinone. To analyze L-methionine-γ-lyase activity, α-ketobutyric acid and ammonia concentrations were determined. The concentrations of α-ketobutyric acid and ammonia were significantly decreased by 10 µg mL−1 of BC oil (P &lt; 0.01) and 16.4 µg mL−1 of thymoquinone (P &lt; 0.05). An enzyme kinetic assay showed a mixed inhibition pattern between L-methionine-γ-lyase and thymoquinone. In conclusion, BC oil not only had a deodorizing effect against methyl mercaptan but also an inhibitory effect on methyl mercaptan production through the suppression of L-methionine-γ-lyase activity. Thymoquinone may be mainly responsible for these effects of BC oil. Thus, application of natural BC oil may be adapted not only for medical use but also in other areas of life.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) Ecotypes under Drought Stress Conditions at Flowering Stage

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (34) ◽  
pp. 138-150
Author(s):  
Hassan Sardari ◽  
Rasool Asghari Zakaria ◽  
Nasser Zare ◽  
Lila Ghafarzadeh Namazi ◽  
Mina Moghaddaszadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Flowering Stage ◽  
Black Cumin

scholarly journals Nanogram Amounts of Salicylic Acid Produced by the Rhizobacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7NSK2 Activate the Systemic Acquired Resistance Pathway in Bean

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 450-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geert De Meyer ◽  
Kristof Capieau ◽  
Kris Audenaert ◽  
Antony Buchala ◽  
Jean-Pierre Métraux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Induced Resistance ◽  
Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase ◽  
Systemic Acquired Resistance ◽  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
Systemic Resistance ◽  
Resistance Pathway ◽  
Lyase Activity ◽  
Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase Activity

Root colonization by specific nonpathogenic bacteria can induce a systemic resistance in plants to pathogen infections. In bean, this kind of systemic resistance can be induced by the rhizobacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7NSK2 and depends on the production of salicylic acid by this strain. In a model with plants grown in perlite we demonstrated that Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7NSK2-induced resistance is equivalent to the inclusion of 1 nM salicylic acid in the nutrient solution and used the latter treatment to analyze the molecular basis of this phenomenon. Hydroponic feeding of 1 nM salicylic acid solutions induced phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity in roots and increased free salicylic acid levels in leaves. Because pathogen-induced systemic acquired resistance involves similar changes it was concluded that 7NSK2-induced resistance is mediated by the systemic acquired resistance pathway. This conclusion was validated by analysis of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity in roots and of salicylic acid levels in leaves of soil-grown plants treated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The induction of systemic acquired resistance by nanogram amounts of salicylic acid is discussed with respect to long-distance signaling in systemic acquired resistance.

Optimisation of the Oil Extraction from Nigella sativa Seeds Using Response Surface Methodology

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-336
Author(s):  
Gabriela Isopencu ◽  
Mirela Marfa ◽  
Iuliana Jipa ◽  
Marta Stroescu ◽  
Anicuta Stoica Guzun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Polynomial Equation ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Box Behnken Design ◽  
Pareto Analysis ◽  
Black Cumin ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Experimental Values

Nigella sativa, also known as black cumin, an annual herbaceous plant growing especially in Mediterranean countries, has recently gained considerable interest not only for its use as spice and condiment but also for its healthy properties of the fixed and essential oil and its potential as a biofuel. Nigella sativa seeds fixed oil, due to its high content in linoleic acid followed by oleic and palmitic acid, could be beneficial to human health. The objective of this study is to determine the optimum conditions for the solvent extraction of Nigella sativa seeds fixed oil using a three-level, three-factor Box-Behnken design (BBD) under response surface methodology (RSM). The obtained experimental data, fitted by a second-order polynomial equation were analysed by Pareto analysis of variance (ANOVA). From a total of 10 coefficients of the statistical model only 5 are important. The obtained experimental values agreed with the predicted ones.

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