Abstract
AK-toxin I caused plasma membrane modifications with plasma membrane-derived membrane fragments only in sensitive Japanese pear tissues. H2O2 generation was abundant in both the membrane fragments and the plasma membranes of the toxin-treated sensitive tissues. Whether lipid peroxidation was induced in plasma membranes of the toxin-treated sensitive tissues was examined biochemically and histochemically. Lipid peroxidation was caused only in the toxin-treated sensitive tissues or the toxin-treated plasma membrane-enriched fractions from sensitive young pear fruits. The results indicated that the peroxidation was probably induced by reactive oxygen species in the modified plasma membranes by action of toxin, suggesting that peroxidation is closely associated with plasma membrane modifications.
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