International Journal of Cell Biology

Research Article

Heme Oxygenase Contributes to Alleviate Salinity Damage in Glycine max L. Leaves

Table 2

Effect of ZnPPIX on HO-1 activity, TBARS levels, ion leakage, and chlorophyll content in soybean leaves subjected to salt stress.
TreatmentHO-1 (U mg-1 protein)TBARS (nmol g-1 FW)Relative ion leakage (%)Chlorophyll (a+b) (mg g-1 FW)
Control 0 , 1 3 5 ± 0 . 0 3 1 ( a ) 4 0 . 1 7 ± 1 . 3 3 ( a ) 1 0 0 ± 6 ( a ) 3 . 3 5 ± 0 . 4 0 ( a )
100 mM NaCl 1 , 2 1 0 ± 0 . 2 2 3 ( b ) 4 9 . 0 8 ± 1 . 5 0 ( b ) 1 5 3 ± 1 0 ( b ) 2 . 5 4 ± 0 . 3 0 ( b )
ZnPPIX 0 . 0 5 9 ± 0 . 0 0 4 ( c ) 3 8 . 2 3 ± 2 . 1 0 ( a ) 1 0 3 ± 1 3 ( a ) 3 . 0 1 ± 0 . 2 7 ( a )
ZnPPIX + 100 mM NaCl 0 . 0 6 3 ± 0 . 0 0 6 ( c ) 5 9 . 7 6 ± 4 . 1 1 ( c ) 2 3 0 ± 1 5 ( c ) 1 . 4 1 ± 0 . 2 3 ( c )
Data are mean values of four independent experiments ± SD. Different letters within columns indicate significant differences ( 𝑃 < . 0 5 ) according to Tukey’s multiple range test.