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Article

Enzyme-Based Biostimulants Influence Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Lactuca sativa L.

by
Rachele Tamburino
1,†,
Teresa Docimo
1,†,
Lorenza Sannino
1,
Liberata Gualtieri
2,
Francesca Palomba
2,
Alessio Valletta
3,
Michelina Ruocco
2 and
Nunzia Scotti
1,*
1
Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse (CNR-IBBR), 80055 Portici, Italy
2
Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante (CNR-IPSP), 80055 Portici, Italy
3
Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Biomolecules 2023, 13(12), 1765; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13121765
Submission received: 16 November 2023 / Revised: 7 December 2023 / Accepted: 7 December 2023 / Published: 9 December 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sowing the Seed to Ensure the Future of Plant Proteomics: Commemorative Issue in Honor of Dr. Dominique Job (1947–2022))
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Abstract

Biostimulants (BSs) are natural materials (i.e., organic or inorganic compounds, and/or microorganisms) having beneficial effects on plant growth and productivity, and able to improve resilience/tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Therefore, they represent an innovative alternative to the phyto- and agrochemicals, being environmentally friendly and a valuable tool to cope with extreme climate conditions. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of several biomolecules (i.e., Xylanase, β-Glucosidase, Chitinase, and Tramesan), alone or in combinations, on lettuce plant growth and quality. With this aim, the influence of these biomolecules on biomass, pigment content, and antioxidant properties in treated plants were investigated. Our results showed that Xylanase and, to a lesser extent, β-Glucosidase, have potentially biostimulant activity for lettuce cultivation, positively influencing carotenoids, total polyphenols, and ascorbic acid contents; similar effects were found with respect to antioxidative properties. Furthermore, the effect of the more promising molecules (Xylanase and β-Glucosidase) was also evaluated in kiwifruit cultured cells to test their putative role as sustainable input for plant cell biofactories. The absence of phytotoxic effects of both molecules at low doses (0.1 and 0.01 µM), and the significantly enhanced cell biomass growth, indicates a positive impact on kiwifruit cells.
Keywords: biomolecules; growth elicitors; lettuce; antioxidant activity; sustainable agriculture; nutraceuticals biomolecules; growth elicitors; lettuce; antioxidant activity; sustainable agriculture; nutraceuticals

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Tamburino, R.; Docimo, T.; Sannino, L.; Gualtieri, L.; Palomba, F.; Valletta, A.; Ruocco, M.; Scotti, N. Enzyme-Based Biostimulants Influence Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Lactuca sativa L. Biomolecules 2023, 13, 1765. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13121765

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Tamburino R, Docimo T, Sannino L, Gualtieri L, Palomba F, Valletta A, Ruocco M, Scotti N. Enzyme-Based Biostimulants Influence Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Lactuca sativa L. Biomolecules. 2023; 13(12):1765. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13121765

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Tamburino, Rachele, Teresa Docimo, Lorenza Sannino, Liberata Gualtieri, Francesca Palomba, Alessio Valletta, Michelina Ruocco, and Nunzia Scotti. 2023. "Enzyme-Based Biostimulants Influence Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Lactuca sativa L." Biomolecules 13, no. 12: 1765. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13121765

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Tamburino, R., Docimo, T., Sannino, L., Gualtieri, L., Palomba, F., Valletta, A., Ruocco, M., & Scotti, N. (2023). Enzyme-Based Biostimulants Influence Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Lactuca sativa L. Biomolecules, 13(12), 1765. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13121765

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