Effects of Acetosalicylic Acid on Levels of Superoxide Anion and Peroxidation of Membrane Lipid in Rice Seedlings Under Nickel Stress

Two stress concentrations of nickel tested (10,30μ mol· L－ 1) significantly decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in rice leaves, while enhanced NADH oxidase activity significantly in apoplast. Measurement of, malondialdehyde(MDA), relative electric conductivity showed that there was a significantly increase in both totalgeneration rate and that of apoplast, as well as in MDA content and the plasma membrane permeability after nickel treatment. Addition of 0.05％ acetylsalicylic (ASA) to the same nickel stress condition decreased the rate of decline in SOD activity, and that of increase in generation, MDA content and the plasma permeability observed in rice leaves treated with nickel alone. However, no changes in apoplast NADH oxidase activity were observed. The results suggested that accumulation and membrane lipid peroxidation were involved in the toxicity to rice seedlings led by nickel, and the decline in level and membrane lipid peroxidation were the reasons by which ASA mitigated the injuries induced by nickel stress in rice seedlings.