title: Lipid utilization in radish seedlings as affected by weak horizontal extremely low frequency magnetic field.
abstract: Composition and content of lipids were studied in 5-day-old radish seedlings (Raphanus sativus L. var. radicula DC.) grown in lowlight and darkness in an extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic field characterized by 50 Hz frequency and ∼500 µT flux density. The control seedlings were grown under the same conditions, but without exposure to the magnetic field. The products of lipid metabolism were compared with lipid composition in seeds. In control seedlings, reserve neutral lipids, mostly triacylglycerides, were utilized for the formation of polar lipids (PL). As a result, the amount of the latter doubled, particularly due to glycolipids (GL) and phospholipids (PhL) compared to their content in seeds. At 20-22 °C in light, magnetic field exposure increased the production of PL by threefold specifically, GL content increased fourfold and PhL content rose 2.5 times, compared to seeds. In darkness, the effect of magnetic field on lipids was weaker. At the lower temperature of 13-16 °C in light, the effect of the magnetic field was weak, but in the darkness, no magnetic field action was recorded. It is concluded that ELF magnetic field stimulated lipid synthesis in chloroplast, mitochondrial, and other cell membranes in radish seedlings grown in light at 20-22 °C and 13-16 °C.
authors.affiliation: Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Yurii I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Novitskii
authors.forename: Galina V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Novitskaya
authors.forename: Yurii A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Serdyukov
mesh_terms: D003624:Darkness; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D031224:Raphanus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D036226:Seedlings / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D013696:Temperature
keywords: Raphanus sativus; extremely low frequency magnetic field; light/dark; lipid mobilization; neutral lipids; polar lipids; seedlings; seeds