Plant morphology, physiological characteristics, accumulation of secondary metabolites and antioxidant activities of Prunella vulgaris L. under UV solar exclusion

Prunella vulgaris L. has been an important medicinal plant for the treatment of thyroid gland malfunction and mastitis in China for over 2000 years. There is an urgent need to select effective wavelengths for greenhouse cultivation of P. vulgaris as light is a very important factor in P. vulgaris gr...

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Published in:	Biological research 2019-04, Vol.52 (1), p.17-12, Article 17
Main Authors:	Chen, Yuhang, Zhang, Xuerong, Guo, Qiaosheng, Cao, Liping, Qin, Qin, Li, Chen, Zhao, Miao, Wang, Wenming
Format:	Article
Language:	eng ; por
Subjects:	Acids Antioxidants Antioxidants (Nutrients) Ascorbic acid BIOLOGY Biomass Caffeic acid Catalase Chlorophyll Flavonoids Food Glutathione Herbal medicine Hydrogen peroxide Isoflavones L-Ascorbate peroxidase Mastitis Medicinal plants Metabolites Morphology Oleanolic acid Peroxidase Phenols (Class of compounds) Physical characteristics Physiological aspects Physiological traits Physiology Plant metabolites Polysaccharides Proline Proteins Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris L Rosmarinic acid Secondary metabolites Sugar Superoxide dismutase Superoxides Thyroid Thyroid gland Tuberculosis Ultraviolet radiation Ursolic acid UV exclusion
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Summary:	Prunella vulgaris L. has been an important medicinal plant for the treatment of thyroid gland malfunction and mastitis in China for over 2000 years. There is an urgent need to select effective wavelengths for greenhouse cultivation of P. vulgaris as light is a very important factor in P. vulgaris growth. Here, we described the effects of natural light (control) and UV solar exclusion on the morphological and physiological traits, secondary metabolites contents and antioxidant activities of P. vulgaris. The results showed that UV solar exclusion resulted in remarkable alterations to morphological and biomass traits; significantly reduced the chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and total chlorophyll contents; significantly enhanced the ratio of chlorophyll a to b; and significantly increased the carotenoid and anthocyanin contents in P. vulgaris. UV solar exclusion significantly increased the catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) activities, increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities and slightly decreased the glutathione (GSH) content. UV solar exclusion significantly increased the soluble sugar and H O contents and increased the soluble protein content but significantly decreased the proline content and slightly decreased the MDA content. The secondary metabolite contents (total phenolics, rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid, hyperoside, ursolic acid and oleanolic acid) and in vitro antioxidative properties (DPPH· and ABTS· scavenging activities) were significantly increased in P. vulgaris spicas under UV solar exclusion. Additionally, the total polysaccharide and total flavonoids contents were slightly increased by UV solar exclusion. The salviaflaside content was significantly reduced by UV solar exclusion. Our study demonstrated that P. vulgaris activates several antioxidant defence systems against oxidative damage caused by UV solar exclusion.
ISSN:	0717-6287 0716-9760 0717-6287