A Commercial Extract of Brown Macroalga (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i>) Affects Yield and the Nutritional Quality of Spinach<i>In Vitro</i>
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Abstract
Abstract The effects of extracts of the brown marine alga (Ascophyllum nodosum, ANE) on growth and biochemical and molecular changes in spinach were studied. Overall increases in biomass, chlorophyll, and antioxidant activity were observed at an application rate of 0.1 g L –1 ANE. Shoot fresh weight, dry-matter content, and total soluble protein showed 1.6-, 1.2-, and 1.5-fold increases, respectively. Total chlorophyll increased by 30% and total antioxidant capacity, phenolics, and flavonoid content increased by at least 33%. A 1.4-fold increase in chalcone isomerase activity was observed, whereas the activity of phenylalanine ammonia lyase was not affected. The ANE affected the transcript abundance of genes that affect sucrose and glycine betaine metabolism. The transcript abundance of cytosolic glutamine synthetase (GS1), betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH), choline monooxygenase (CMO), and glutathione reductase (GR) increased in plants treated with 0.1 g L –1 ANE. Keywords: Ascophyllum nodosum gene expression Spinacia oleracea L.total antioxidant capacitytotal phenolics Acknowledgments The authors are grateful for the laboratory funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing, and Acadian Seaplants Limited.
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| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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