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- Title
Glycine Betaine Accumulation, Significance and Interests for Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants.
- Authors
Ali, Shafaqat; Abbas, Zohaib; Seleiman, Mahmoud F.; Rizwan, Muhammad; YAVAŞ, İlkay; Alhammad, Bushra Ahmed; Shami, Ashwag; Hasanuzzaman, Mirza; Kalderis, Dimitris
- Abstract
Unexpected biomagnifications and bioaccumulation of heavy metals (HMs) in the surrounding environment has become a predicament for all living organisms together with plants. Excessive release of HMs from industrial discharge and other anthropogenic activities has threatened sustainable agricultural practices and limited the overall profitable yield of different plants species. Heavy metals at toxic levels interact with cellular molecules, leading towards the unnecessary generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), restricting productivity and growth of the plants. The application of various osmoprotectants is a renowned approach to mitigate the harmful effects of HMs on plants. In this review, the effective role of glycine betaine (GB) in alleviation of HM stress is summarized. Glycine betaine is very important osmoregulator, and its level varies considerably among different plants. Application of GB on plants under HMs stress successfully improves growth, photosynthesis, antioxidant enzymes activities, nutrients uptake, and minimizes excessive heavy metal uptake and oxidative stress. Moreover, GB activates the adjustment of glutathione reductase (GR), ascorbic acid (AsA) and glutathione (GSH) contents in plants under HM stress. Excessive accumulation of GB through the utilization of a genetic engineering approach can successfully enhance tolerance against stress, which is considered an important feature that needs to be investigated in depth.
- Subjects
BETAINE; HEAVY metals; PLANT capacity; REACTIVE oxygen species; BIOACCUMULATION in plants; GLUTATHIONE reductase; NUTRIENT uptake; HEAVY-metal tolerant plants
- Publication
Plants (2223-7747), 2020, Vol 9, Issue 7, p896
- ISSN
2223-7747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/plants9070896