Some Enzymatic and Non-enzymatic Antioxidants Response under Nickel and Lead Stress for Some Fabaceae Trees

Sargul A. Khudhur; lkbal M.  Albarzinji

doi:10.14500/aro.11033

Sargul A. Khudhur Department of Biology, Faculty of Health and Science, Koya University, Kurdistan Region - F.R. Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-851X
lkbal M. Albarzinji Department of Biology, Faculty of Health and Science, Koya University, Kurdistan Region - F.R. Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-4113

Keywords: Ascorbic acid, Catalase, Heavy metals, Nickel and Lead, Nitrate reductase, Peroxidase, Proline

Abstract

This study investigates the effects of soil contamination by nickel and lead on some enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants in addition to the nitrate reductase (NR) enzyme activity for Gleditsia triacanthos, Leucaena leucocephala, and Robinia pseudoacacia plant species. The results of this study show a significant increase in peroxidase enzyme activity and a significant decrease in catalase enzyme activity, proline, total carotenoids, and total carbohydrate content of leaves of the three species with increasing the concentration of Ni and Pb except for the total carbohydrate, which increased only for L. leucocephala species. Each NR enzyme activity and ascorbic acid content are increased significantly with increasing the concentration of Ni and Pb for G. triacanthos, L. leucocephala, and on the contrary, they decreased significantly for R. pseudoacacia species. From the result, we can conclude a general increase or decrease in leaves content of some antioxidants content for all the species, whereas there is some peculiarity according to the plant species regarding other contents, which in turn reflects different mechanisms of these species to tolerant heavy metal stress

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Author Biographies

Sargul A. Khudhur, Department of Biology, Faculty of Health and Science, Koya University, Kurdistan Region - F.R. Iraq

- Sargul A.Khudhur is a Lecturer at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Health, Koya University. She got the B.Sc. degree in Forestry Science from KoyaUniversity, the M.Sc. degrees in Plant Physiology from Koya University. Her research interests are in Plant physiology, plant anatomy, plant nutrition, and Ecology.

lkbal M. Albarzinji , Department of Biology, Faculty of Health and Science, Koya University, Kurdistan Region - F.R. Iraq

Ikbal M. Albarzinji is a Professor at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Health, Koya University. She got the B.Sc. degree in Horticulture from Baghdad University, the M.Sc. and the Ph.D. degrees in Plant and Post-Harvest Physiology from Baghdad University. Her research interests are in post-harvest physiology, plant physiology, plant nutrition, and olericulture.

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