Ozone effects on soluble protein content of Acer negundo, Quercus robur and Platanus spp. pollen

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Ribeiro, H (Author) FCUP; Duque, L (Author) Other; Sousa, R (Author) Other; Abreu, I (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Aerobiologia

Vol. 29

Pages: 443-447

ISSN: 0393-5965

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Authenticus ID: P-006-81D

DOI: 10.1007/s10453-013-9291-5

Abstract (EN): In this study, the effect of three different ozone (O-3) levels on soluble protein content of Acer negundo, Quercus robur and Platanus spp. pollen was investigated. Pollen was directly collected from each plant and exposed to O-3 values below, equal and four times the limit for human health protection in an environmental chamber system. With this chamber, it was possible to control and reproduce the O-3 levels between different experiments. Total protein content was determined colorimetrically with Coomassie protein assay reagent (Pierce) by the Bradford method. Results showed that O-3 has significant effects on pollen causing a decrease in soluble proteins that seem to be dependent on species and gas concentration. Also, the existence of reproducibility in the effects of O-3, within the same concentration, on the protein content of pollen was verified.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5