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Comparative study of the effects of selenium nanoparticles and selenite on selenium content and nutrient quality in soybean sprouts Cover

Comparative study of the effects of selenium nanoparticles and selenite on selenium content and nutrient quality in soybean sprouts

Folia Horticulturae
Volume 34 (2022): Issue 2 (December 2022)
By: Shen Rao,  Xian Xiao,  Yuan Wang,  Yuzhou Xiong,  Hua Cheng,  Li Li and  Shuiyuan Cheng  
Open Access
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Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Biomass statistics of soybean sprouts. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05.
Biomass statistics of soybean sprouts. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05.

Figure 2

Total Se concentrations in the shoots (A) and roots (B) of soybean sprouts treated with SeNPs and selenite. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05.
Total Se concentrations in the shoots (A) and roots (B) of soybean sprouts treated with SeNPs and selenite. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05.

Figure 3

Chlorophyll (A) and carotenoid (B) contents of soybean sprouts treated with SeNPs and selenite. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05. SeNPs, selenium nanoparticles.
Chlorophyll (A) and carotenoid (B) contents of soybean sprouts treated with SeNPs and selenite. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05. SeNPs, selenium nanoparticles.

Figure 4

Soluble sugar (A) and protein (B) contents of soybean sprouts treated with SeNPs and selenite. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05. SeNPs, selenium nanoparticles.
Soluble sugar (A) and protein (B) contents of soybean sprouts treated with SeNPs and selenite. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05. SeNPs, selenium nanoparticles.

Figure 5

Vitamin C (A) and total isoflavone (B) contents of soybean sprouts treated with SeNPs and selenite. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05. SeNPs, selenium nanoparticles.
Vitamin C (A) and total isoflavone (B) contents of soybean sprouts treated with SeNPs and selenite. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05. SeNPs, selenium nanoparticles.

Figure 6

Changes in the MDA and antioxidant system of soybean sprouts treated with SeNPs and selenite. (A) MDA content; (B) GSH content; (C) CAT activity; (D) POD activity; (E) SOD activity and (F) APX activity. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05. APX, ascorbate peroxidase; CAT, catalase; GSH, glutathione; MDA, malonaldehyde; POD, peroxidase; SeNPs, selenium nanoparticles; SOD, superoxidase dismutase.
Changes in the MDA and antioxidant system of soybean sprouts treated with SeNPs and selenite. (A) MDA content; (B) GSH content; (C) CAT activity; (D) POD activity; (E) SOD activity and (F) APX activity. Different letters above the columns indicate significant differences at p < 0.05. APX, ascorbate peroxidase; CAT, catalase; GSH, glutathione; MDA, malonaldehyde; POD, peroxidase; SeNPs, selenium nanoparticles; SOD, superoxidase dismutase.

Figure S1

The spectrogram of the Se speciations by LC-AFS. LC-AFS, liquid chromatography-atomic fluorescence spectrometry; Se4+, selenite; Se6+, selenate; SeCys2, selenocystine; SeMeCys, methyl selenocysteine; SeMet, selenomethionine.
The spectrogram of the Se speciations by LC-AFS. LC-AFS, liquid chromatography-atomic fluorescence spectrometry; Se4+, selenite; Se6+, selenate; SeCys2, selenocystine; SeMeCys, methyl selenocysteine; SeMet, selenomethionine.

Selenium speciation in soybean shoots and roots_

TissueTreatmentSelenium speciation (μg · g−1 DW)
SeCys2MeSeCysSeMetSe4+Se6+
Shoot0ndnd0.193 ± 0.021 d0.035 ± 0.008 cnd
N200.188 ± 0.022 b0.185 ± 0.048 c2.182 ± 0.258 c0.071 ± 0.023 c0.453 ± 0.001 b
N1001.192 ± 0.199 a0.953 ± 0.097 a3.789 ± 0.611 b0.147 ± 0.025 b0.792 ± 0.092 a
S200.093 ± 0.019 b0.087 ± 0.008 d1.857 ± 0.189 c0.048 ± 0.005 cnd
S1000.969 ± 0.041 a0.696 ± 0.012 b4.796 ± 0.065 a0.248 ± 0.006 and
Root0ndnd0.127 ± 0.015 d0.034 ± 0.008 end
N202.245 ± 0.214 d2.292 ± 0.286 c3.897 ± 0.240 c0.888 ± 0.051 d2.444 ± 0.057 b
N1006.318 ± 0.377 b7.224 ± 0.336 b5.734 ± 0.250 b1.759 ± 0.066 b6.870 ± 0.356 a
S203.613 ± 0.084 c2.188 ± 0.255 c3.601 ± 0.178 c1.046 ± 0.015 cnd
S10011.135 ± 0.716 a8.698 ± 0.235 a14.213 ± 0.059 a1.970 ± 0.021 and
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2022-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2083-5965 | Journal ISSN: 0867-1761
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Language: English
Page range: 223 - 234
Submitted on: Jan 21, 2022
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Accepted on: Oct 25, 2022
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Published on: Dec 31, 2022
Published by: Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
nutrient,
selenite,
selenium forms,
selenium nanoparticles,
soybean sprouts
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Plant science,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other

© 2022 Shen Rao, Xian Xiao, Yuan Wang, Yuzhou Xiong, Hua Cheng, Li Li, Shuiyuan Cheng, published by Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
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