Hydroperoxides are the primary oxygenated products of polyunsaturated fatty acids and were determined spectrophotometrically based on their reaction with an excess of Fe2+ at low pH in the presence of the dye Xylenol Orange. Triphenyl-phosphine-mediated hydroxide formation was used to authenticate the signal generated by the hydroperoxides. The method readily detected lipid peroxidation in a range of plant tissues including Phaseolus hypocotyls (26 ± 5 nmol.g of fresh weight-1; mean ± S.D.), Alstroemeria floral tissues (sepals, 66±13 nmol.g of fresh weight-1; petals, 49±6 nmol.g of fresh weight-1), potato leaves (334±75 nmol.g of fresh weight-1), broccoli florets (568±68 nmol.g of fresh weight-1) and Chlamydomonas cells (602±40 nmol.g of wet weight-1). Relative to the total fatty acid content of the tissues, the percentage hydroperoxide content was within the range of 0.6–1.7% for all tissue types (photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic) and represents the basal oxidation level of membrane fatty acids in plant cells. Leaves of transgenic potato with the fatty acid hydroperoxide lyase enzyme expressed in the antisense orientation were elevated by 38%, indicating a role for this enzyme in the maintenance of cellular levels of lipid hydroperoxides.
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December 01 2000
Lipid hydroperoxides in plants
G. Griffiths;
G. Griffiths
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*Department of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire CV35 9EF, U.K.
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M. Leverentz;
M. Leverentz
*Department of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire CV35 9EF, U.K.
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H. Silkowski;
H. Silkowski
*Department of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire CV35 9EF, U.K.
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N. Gill;
N. Gill
*Department of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire CV35 9EF, U.K.
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J. J. Sánchez-Serrano
J. J. Sánchez-Serrano
†Department of Plant Molecular Genetics, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia CSIC, Campus Cantoblanco UAM, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
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June 23 2000
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
© 2000 Biochemical Society
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Biochem Soc Trans (2000) 28 (6): 837–839.
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G. Griffiths, M. Leverentz, H. Silkowski, N. Gill, J. J. Sánchez-Serrano; Lipid hydroperoxides in plants. Biochem Soc Trans 1 December 2000; 28 (6): 837–839. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0280837
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