Enhancement of Growth and Secondary Metabolites by the Combined Treatment of Trace Elements and Hydrogen Water in Wheat Sprouts

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 24; no. 23; p. 16742
• Main Authors: Kousar, Muniba, Kim, Yu Rim, Kim, Ji Yeon, Park, Joonho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01-12-2023
• Subjects: Acids; Amino acids; Analysis; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - metabolism; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Chloride; Flavonoids; Growth; Hydrogen; hydrogen water; Lipids; Mass spectrometry; Metabolism; Metabolites; Molybdenum; Physiology; Plant growth; Plant metabolites; response surface methodology; Scientific imaging; secondary metabolites; Selenium; Trace elements; Trace Elements - metabolism; Trace Elements - pharmacology; Triticum - metabolism; Water - metabolism; Water treatment; Wheat; wheat leaves; South Korea; hydrogen water; wheat leaves; response surface methodology; secondary metabolites; trace elements
• ISSN: 1422-0067; 1661-6596; 1422-0067
• DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316742

This study aimed to evaluate the response of
to hydrogen water (HW) and trace elements treated with HW. A pot experiment was conducted to assess the growth indices, secondary metabolites, and antioxidant levels. The response surface methodology (RSM) approach was used to ascertain the concentrations and significant interaction between treatments. The outcomes demonstrated that the combined treatment of Se acid and Mo oxide exhibited a notable positive effect on the growth and secondary metabolites, when treated with HW as compared to distilled water (DW). Notably, the interaction between these two treatments is significant, and the higher response was observed at the optimal concentration of 0.000005% for Se acid and 0.06% for Mo oxide. Additionally, an in vitro experiment revealed that the mixture treatment inhibits the accumulation of lipids in HepG2 hepatocytes cells. Moreover, metabolic analysis revealed that upregulated metabolites are linked to the inhibition of lipid accumulation. In addition, the analysis emphasizes that the continued benefits of higher plants as a renewable supply for chemicals compounds, especially therapeutic agents, are being expanded and amplified by these state-of-the-art technologies.