Article: Increased Zinc Tolerance in Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke Is Not Due to Increased Production of Phytochelatins

The concentration of acid-soluble thiols other than reduced glutathione (SH - GSH) increases in the roots of zinc-sensitive and zinc-tolerant Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke after exposure to zinc for 1 to 3 d. The concentration of SH - GSH in the roots is higher in the sensitive plants than in the tolerant ones, both at equal external zinc concentrations and at zinc concentrations causing the same level of root-length growth inhibition. High performance liquid chromatography analyses show that the increase in the concentration of SH - GSH is not only due to the production of phytochelatins, but is also due to an increase in the concentration of cysteine and the production of nonidentified thiols. The cysteine concentration increases equally in the roots of sensitive and tolerant plants. The accumulation of phytochelatins is higher in the roots of the sensitive plants, whereas the chain length distribution of phytochelatins is the same in sensitive and tolerant plants. It is concluded that increased zinc tolerance in S. vulgaris is not due to increased production of phytochelatins.

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Increased Zinc Tolerance in Silene Vulgaris (Moench) Garcke Is Not Due to Increased Production of Phytochelatins