Table 2.
Effects of exogenous chemicals on glyoxalase systems and abiotic stress tolerance.
| Plant species | Types of stresses | Exogenous chemicals | Responses of glyoxalases (Gly I and II) | Concentration of MG | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice (Oryza sativa L.) | As, Cd | Ca | Gly I ↑ Gly II ↑ (As) | ↓ | Rahman et al., 2015a,b |
| Gly I ↑ Gly II ↑ (Cd) | |||||
| Rice (Oryza sativa L.) | Cu | SA | Gly I ↑ | ND | Mostofa and Fujita, 2013; Mostofa et al., 2014a |
| Gly II ↑ | |||||
| Rice (Oryza sativaL.) | Heat | Spd | Gly I ↑ | ↓ | Mostofa et al., 2014b |
| Gly II ↑ | |||||
| Rice (Oryza sativa L.) | NaCl, Cu | Tre | Gly I ↕ Gly II ↑ (NaCl) | ↓ | Mostofa et al., 2015a,b |
| Gly I ↑ Gly II ↑ (Cu) | |||||
| Rice (Oryza sativa L.) | Cd, NaCl | H2S | Gly I ↓ Gly II ↑ (Cd) | ↓ | Mostofa et al., 2015c,d |
| Gly I ↓ Gly II ↑ (NaCl) | |||||
| Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) | Cd | Pro and GB | Gly I ↑ | ND | Hossain et al., 2010 |
| Gly II ↑ | |||||
| Mustard (Brassica junceaL.) | Drought | Pro and GB | Gly I ↕ Gly II ↑ | ND | Hossain et al., 2014 |
| Tea (Camellia sinensisL.) | Cold | Pro and GB | Gly I ↑ | ND | Kumar and Yadav, 2009 |
| Gly II ↑ | |||||
| Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacumL.) | NaCl | Pro and GB | Gly I ↑ | ↓ | Hoque et al., 2008 |
| Gly II ↕ | |||||
| Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) | Heat, Drought | GSH | Gly I ↓ Gly II ↑ (Drought) | ↓ | Nahar et al., 2015b,c |
| Gly I ↑ Gly II ↑ (Heat) | |||||
| Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | Heat, NaCl | NO | Gly I ↑ Gly II ↕ (Heat) | ND | Hasanuzzaman et al., 2011a, 2012b |
| Gly I ↑ Gly II ↑ (NaCl) | |||||
| Rapeseed (Brassica napus) | Drought, NaCl, Cd | Se | Gly I ↑ Gly II ↑ (Drought) | ND | Hasanuzzaman and Fujita, 2011; Hasanuzzaman et al., 2011b, 2012a |
| Gly I ↑ Gly II ↑ (NaCl) | |||||
| Gly I ↑ Gly II ↑ (Cd) | |||||
| Ficusconcinna | Heat | BRs | Gly I ↑ Gly II ↑ | ↓ | Jin et al., 2015 |
As, Cd, Cu, Ca, SA, Spd, Tre, H2S, Pro, GB, GSH, NO, Se, and BRs correspond to arsenic, cadmium, copper, calcium, salicylic acid, spermidine, trehalose, hydrogen sulfide, proline, glycinebetaine, glutathione, nitric oxide, selenium, and brassinosteroids, respectively. Gly, glyoxalase; ↑, increased; ↕, unchanged; ↓, decreased; ND, not determined.