Tomato Seedling Responses to Antimony Stress Focusing on AsA/GSH Cycle

A 166.8 KB PDF document presents research on the phytoremediation capacity of tomato seedlings against trivalent antimony (Sb(III)). The study, authored by Inmaculada Garrido and last updated in May 2026, investigates biochemical and genetic defense mechanisms, including proline, phytochelatins, and enzymes of the AsA/GSH cycle. Findings suggest roots act as a barrier to restrict metalloid translocation, contributing to identifying species for environmental remediation.

Use Cases

• Study plant defense mechanisms against antimony toxicity based on described biochemical pathways.
• Identify key enzymes and compounds for phytoremediation candidate selection based on the AsA/GSH cycle analysis.
• Analyze gene expression patterns related to xenobiotic detoxification in plants under metalloid stress.
• Compare root versus shoot responses to environmental contaminants based on the described experimental results.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific toxic metalloid (Sb(III)) and a major agronomic model plant (tomato).
• Investigates multiple defense mechanisms including biochemical activity and gene expression.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Dataset is a single 166.8 KB PDF file; underlying raw data (e.g., measurements, gene counts) is not provided separately.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data structure must be extracted from the document.
• The study's scale is limited to controlled hydroponic experiments on tomato seedlings.

Provenance

Source

Inmaculada Garrido via figshare

Collection Method

Hydroponic cultivation of tomato seedlings exposed to varying concentrations of Sb(III), followed by biochemical and genetic assessment.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 04:43:26