Reaumuria soongorica is a short woody shrub widely found in semi-arid areas of China. It can survive severe environ- mental stress including high salinity in its natural habitat. Thus, we investigated the involvement of anti-oxidative enzymes, photosynthetic pigments and flavonoid metabolism in the adaptation of R. soongorica to saline environments. R. soon- gorica was treated with 0, 100, 200 and 400 mM NaC1 solutions for 14 days. Soil salt content increased significantly by watering with high content of NaC1 solution, and no variation between 8 and 14 days during treatment. The levels ofpe- roxidation of lipid membranes （measured by malondialdehyde content） and the activities of three antioxidant enzymes （superoxide dismutase （SOD）, peroxidase （POD） and ascorbate peroxidase （APX）） increased under salt stress. Chlorophyll and carotenoid content decreased with increasing salt content. The ratio of Chl a/Chl b and carotenoid/Chl exhibited sig- nificant increase under 400 mM NaC1. However, total flavonoid and anthocyanin contents and key enzyme activities in the flavonoid pathway including phenylalanine ammonialyase （PAL） and Chalcone isomerase （CHI） decreased under salt stress. These findings possibly suggest that R. soongorica has an adaptation protection mechanism against salt-induced oxidative damage by inducin~ the activity of antioxidant enzymes and maintaining a steady level of carotenoid/Chl.
测定在不同盐胁迫下红砂愈伤组织中几种渗透调节物质的累积量,研究盐胁迫下红砂的渗透调节机制。研究结果表明,在盐胁迫下,红砂愈伤组织的相对生长率随着盐浓度的增加先升高后降低。红砂愈伤组织具有很强的耐盐能力,低于100 mM NaCl处理可促进红砂的生长,大于100 mM NaCl处理,则会抑制红砂生长。红砂愈伤组织中脯氨酸、甘氨酸甜菜碱、类黄酮和海藻糖在盐胁迫下大量累积,是红砂渗透调节能力改善的积极反应,也是红砂耐盐性强的体现和重要原因。
