The Impact of ZnO and Fe2O3 Nanoparticles on Sunflower Seed Germination, Phenolic Content and Antiglycation Potential

Author:

Al-Sudani Waleed Khaled Kaddem12,Al-Shammari Rawaa Shakir Shnain34,Abed Mohammed Saheb56,Al-Saedi Jasim Hafedh3ORCID,Mernea Maria3,Lungu Iulia Ioana7,Dumitrache Florian7,Mihailescu Dan Florin38ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Interdisciplinary School of Doctoral Studies, University of Bucharest, 36–46 Mihail Kogălniceanu Bd, 050107 Bucharest, Romania

2. Ministry of Trade in Iraq, The General Company for Foodstuff Trade, Al Mansour, Baghdad 10013, Iraq

3. Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independenței Str., 050095 Bucharest, Romania

4. Ministry of Agriculture in Iraq, Al Wazeria, Baghdad 10053, Iraq

5. Doctoral School of Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independenței Str., 050095 Bucharest, Romania

6. Al-Mussaib Technical Institute, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Babylon 51009, Iraq

7. National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania

8. Biometric Psychiatric Genetics Research Unit, Alexandru Obregia Psychiatric Hospital, Șoseaua Berceni 10 Str., 041914 Bucharest, Romania

Abstract

The enhancement of seed germination by using nanoparticles (NPs) holds the potential to elicit the synthesis of more desired compounds with important biomedical applications, such as preventing protein glycation, which occurs in diabetes. Here, we used 7 nm and 100 nm ZnO and 4.5 nm and 16.7 nm Fe2O3 NPs to treat sunflower seeds. We evaluated the effects on germination, total phenolic content, and the anti-glycation potential of extracted polyphenols. Sunflower seeds were allowed to germinate in vitro after soaking in NP solutions of different concentrations. Polyphenols were extracted, dosed, and used in serum albumin glycation experiments. The germination speed of seeds was significantly increased by the 100 nm ZnO NPs and significantly decreased by the 4.5 nm Fe2O3 NPs. The total phenolic content (TPC) of seeds was influenced by the type of NP, as ZnO NPs enhanced TPC, and the size of the NPs, as smaller NPs led to improved parameters. The polyphenols extracted from seeds inhibited protein glycation, especially those extracted from seeds treated with 7 nm ZnO. The usage of NPs impacted the germination speed and total polyphenol content of sunflower seeds, highlighting the importance of NP type and size in the germination process.

Funder

Council for Doctoral Studies (CSUD), University of Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization

Publisher

MDPI AG

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