Oxidative damage mediated by herbicides on yeast cells |
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| Authors: | Braconi Daniela Possenti Silvia Laschi Marcella Geminiani Michela Lusini Paola Bernardini Giulia Santucci Annalisa |
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| Institution: | Dipartimento di Biologia Molecolare, Università degli Studi di Siena, via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | Agricultural herbicides are among the most commonly used pesticides worldwide, posing serious concerns for both humans, exposed to these chemicals through many routes, and the environment. To clarify the effects of three herbicides as commercial formulations (namely, Pointer, Silglif, and Proper Energy), parameters related to oxidative issues were investigated on an autochthonous wine yeast strain. It was demonstrated that herbicides were able to affect the enzymatic activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase, as well as to induce carbonylation and thiol oxidation as post-translational modifications of proteins. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an optimal model system to study responses to xenobiotics and oxidative stress. Thus, the results obtained could further the understanding of mechanisms underlying the toxicity of herbicides. |
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