Abstract
Ozone (O3) can cause oxidative stress in plants and humans. Catechin is an antioxidant that enriches tea and can probably increase O3 tolerance in plants. To investigate the mechanism of catechin to alleviate O3 stress in plants, Zamiocalcus zamiifolia (an efficient plant for O3 phytoremediation) was sprayed with 5 mM catechin and was used to expose O3 (150-250) under long-term operation (10 cycles). We investigated whether exogenous catechin could enhance O3 removal and alleviate O3 stress through a balanced redox state in plants. Z. zamiifolia sprayed with catechin exhibited higher O3 removal (80.27±3.12%), than Z. zamiifolia without catechin (50.03±2.68%). O3 in the range of 150-250 ppb led to stress in plants, as shown by an increased malondialdehyde content (MDA) and salicylic acid (SA). Whereas under the presence of O3, exogenous catechin could maintain the MDA content and inhibit SA accumulation. Under Z. zamiifolia+catechin+O3 conditions, catechin reacted with O3, which led to the formation of catechin-quinone. The formation of catechin-quinone was confirmed by the depletion of reduced glutathione content (GSH). This catechin-quinone could induce GST and APX genes that are up-regulated approximately 35- and 5-fold, respectively. Hence, Z. zamiifolia+catechin+O3 conditions had higher performance for coping with oxidative stress than did Z. zamiifolia+O3 conditions. This evidence demonstrates that catechin could enhance O3 removal through a balanced redox state in plant cells. Finally, the application of tea extract for enhanced O3 removal is also shown in this study.
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