“…An increase in the abundance of proteins associated with stress defense has been identified in some higher plants, e.g. rice, Arabidopsis and barley, subjected to heavy-metal stresses, and upregulation of these proteins may play an important role in minimizing the ROS damage triggered by heavy metals such as Hg. ,, Peroxidase, glutathione synthesized-relate enzymes, cytochrome P450 family members, glutaredoxin, and thioredoxin have been reported to play key roles in ROS scavenging systems under abiotic stress conditions. − In this study, 15 peroxidases (8 in roots, 7 in leaves), 3 glutathione synthesized-related enzymes in leaves, 3 cytochrome P450 family members in leaves, and 1 thioredoxin in leaves were upregulated markedly by Hg stress (Tables and ). This suggests that the contents of various antioxidants, such as antioxidant enzymes, were upregulated in the roots and leaves of wheat seedlings to combat the oxidative stress induced by Hg.…”