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Proceed<strong>in</strong>g of the 4 rd International Symposium“NEW RESEARCH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY” USAMV Bucharest, Romania, 2011SECTION I: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGYISOPEROXIDASE PROFILES IN SOYBEAN IN VITRO CULTURES UNDEROSMOTIC STRESS8GEORGINA KOSTURKOVA 1 , GEORGI ANGELOV 2 , MARGARITA DIMITROVA 1 ,KRASIMIRA TASHEVA 11 Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Aca<strong>de</strong>my of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; Phone: + 3592 974 6228; Fax: + 359 2 978 5512 Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Aca<strong>de</strong>my of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; Phone:+359 2 871 8259; Fax: + 359 2 871 9032Correspon<strong>de</strong>nce to: Georg<strong>in</strong>a Kosturkova; E-mail: gkosturkova@yahoo.comAbstract. Soybean is commonly used gra<strong>in</strong> legume with multiple product applications. However, itsyield is reduced by environmental stress with drought be<strong>in</strong>g one of them. Due to the complex nature ofdrought tolerance, the problem has been studied from different aspects. Biotechnological methodscomplement classical ones and make possible mo<strong>de</strong>l<strong>in</strong>g of stress <strong>in</strong> vitro. Biochemical analysis of stressrelated prote<strong>in</strong>s contribute to better evaluation of the tolerant genotypes. The aim of the present work isto compare isozyme profiles of peroxidase <strong>in</strong> organogeneic soybean cultures cultivated <strong>in</strong> normal andstress conditions. Adventitious shoots and callus cultures from cv Rosa were <strong>in</strong>duced on modifiedFraytag medium. In vitro response of cotyledonary explant was recor<strong>de</strong>d, shoot and callus <strong>de</strong>velopment<strong>in</strong> stress conditions was characterized. Clusters of shoots were transferred to control medium and mediaconta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g polyethylene glycol (PEG) of concentrations of 4 %, 6%, and 8%. Totally five peroxidaseisoforms were i<strong>de</strong>ntified. Some of them cannot be <strong>de</strong>tected <strong>in</strong> the control, thus <strong>in</strong>duced un<strong>de</strong>r stressconditions. Induction is weaker at PEG concentration of 4% and more pronounced at 6% and 8% PEG.Enzyme profiles <strong>in</strong> shoots subjected to stress for periods of 1, 3, 6 and 23 days were i<strong>de</strong>ntified.Differential response was recor<strong>de</strong>d <strong>de</strong>pend<strong>in</strong>g on PEG concentration and time treatment.Keywords: peroxidase, osmotic stress, soybean, Glyc<strong>in</strong>e max, <strong>in</strong> vitro cultures1. INTRODUCTIONGlyc<strong>in</strong>e max is consi<strong>de</strong>red a world wi<strong>de</strong> strategic crop and commonly used gra<strong>in</strong>legume with multiple product applications. Soybean has a lead<strong>in</strong>g position among thelegume species as a source of high quality prote<strong>in</strong> and oil and beneficiary valuablesubstances as isoflavones, phenolic compounds and sapon<strong>in</strong>s. (Sakthivelu et al., 2008a)especially recognized by vegetarian and healthy food diets. However, abiotic environmentalstresses <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g drought, high temperatures and sal<strong>in</strong>ity reduce yield potentialsubstantially (Boyer, 1982). Due to the great importance of the problem and the complexnature of the tolerance efforts and studies for improvement of plant performance are ofdifferent aspects. Classical breed<strong>in</strong>g methods have been complemented with newtechniques of plant biotechnology and molecular biology (Bajji et al, 2000, Diab et al.,2008) giv<strong>in</strong>g possibility for simulat<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>de</strong>sired stress <strong>in</strong> vitro, provid<strong>in</strong>g selection on celllevel and manipulat<strong>in</strong>g genes for resistance.

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