Abstract
The monoterpenoid (S)-carvone was shown earlier to induce glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity and to attenuate necrotic lesion formation in Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) inoculated, hypersensitively reacting tobacco Xanthi-nc plants. To explore structure-activity relationships, three monoterpenes and five monoterpenoids were tested for their ability to induce increased GST activity in tobacco leaf discs. (S)-Carvone proved to be the most potent inducer. (S)-Carvone treatments markedly up-regulated the expression of several tobacco GST genes belonging to the phi, tau and theta classes, particularly in the case of tau class GSTs. Furthermore, TMV inoculation slightly induced the transcript abundance of the GSTT2 gene. The expression of three catalase (CAT) genes was also examined in (S)-carvone-treated tobacco leaf discs. The expression of CAT1 was not influenced by (S)-carvone treatments, whereas that of CAT2 was significantly repressed. (S)-Carvone very weakly induced the transcription of the CAT3 gene....
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