A Modified Method for Measuring Root Iron Reductase Activity Under Normal Laboratory ConditionsEnglish Full Text

ZHENG Shao-Jian1,2,2, HE Yun-Feng1, TANG Cai-Xian3 and Y. MASAOKA4 1 College of Environment and Resources, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029 (China). 2 Kyushu Okinawa National Agricultural Research Center, Kumamoto 861-1192 (Japan) 3 Department of Agricultural Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic. 3086 (Australia) 4 Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima 739-8528 (Japan)

Abstract: Based on the strong chelating property of bathophenanthroline disulfonic acid （BPDS） with root chelate reductase activity is usually measured with a spectrophotometer using MES （2-morpholinoethanesulfonic acid） or HEPES （2-（4-（2-Hydroxyethyl）-1-piperazinyl） ethanesulfonic acid） buffer in the dark because of high autoreduction rate of in the presence of light. However, the exclusion of light is inconvenient, especially when analyzing a large number of samples. The objective of this study was to develop a new method for determination of root reductase activity under normal laboratory conditions using a suitable buffer composition and concentration to eliminate the autoreduction of A modified method using a Tris （2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol） buffer at pH 7.5 instead of MES or HEPES buffer and a decreased FeEDTA （Fe ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid） concentration of 50 μmol L-1 was developed. The autoreduction of using the Tris buffer was undetectable for temperatures at 4 and 28 °C and was also much lower than that using the other buffers even with sunlight during measurement of reduction. Furthermore, the differences in reductase activity among 5 plant species and 14 red clover cultivars （Trifolium pratense L.） could be easily detected with the modified method. The method developed in this study to measure root Fe chelate reductase activity was not only effective and reliable but also easily managed under normal laboratory light conditions.

Keywords：

autoreduction; buffers; root chelate reductase activity;

Series：
(D) Agriculture; (A) Mathematics/ Physics/ Mechanics/ Astronomy
Subject：
Biology
Classification Code：
Q946;

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