Abstract
Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated. Seven days after cell treatment with 100 mM NaCl, they showed a decrease in dry weight and an increase in sodium and chloride contents (about 12.4- and 1.5-fold, respectively, in comparison to the control). At the ultrastructural level, NaCl treatment reduced cell size and increased plastid density. In addition, it reduced the starch grain size and their number per plastid; however, starch content was 1.5-fold increased, which was due to the increase in the plastid density. At the ultrastructural level, the applied salinity had no obvious effects, such as swelling or disorganization of plastids except a slight decrease in the stroma electron density. Equally, no deleterious effect was observed on mitochondria except a small increase of their crista volume and matrix electron density. It was shown that, although the relative sensitivity of C. roseus cells to salt stress pointed by the reduction in the dry weight, a decrease in the cell size, and the high accumulation of toxic ions, they preserved the integrity of their plastids and mitochondria.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl treatment decreased the dry weight of Catharanthus roseus cells seven days after treatment.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Treatment
- 100 mM NaCle1
- Outcome
- dry weighte1
- Direction
- decreasee1
- Qualifier
- Seven days aftere1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e1“Seven days after cell treatment with 100 mM NaCl, they showed a decrease in dry weight and an increase in sodium and chloride contents (about 12.4- and 1.5-fold, respectively, in comparison to the control).”
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl treatment increased sodium and chloride contents of Catharanthus roseus cells, about 12.4- and 1.5-fold respectively relative to the control.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Treatment
- 100 mM NaCle1
- Outcome
- sodium and chloride contentse1
- Direction
- increasee1
- Value
- about 12.4- and 1.5-folde1
- Qualifier
- respectivelye1
- Comparator
- controle1
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Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e1“Seven days after cell treatment with 100 mM NaCl, they showed a decrease in dry weight and an increase in sodium and chloride contents (about 12.4- and 1.5-fold, respectively, in comparison to the control).”
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl treatment reduced the cell size of Catharanthus roseus cells at the ultrastructural level.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Treatment
- NaCl treatmente3
- Outcome
- cell sizee3
- Direction
- reducede3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e3“At the ultrastructural level, NaCl treatment reduced cell size and increased plastid density.”
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl treatment increased the plastid density of Catharanthus roseus cells.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Organ / stage
- plastide3
- Treatment
- NaCl treatmente3
- Outcome
- plastid densitye3
- Direction
- increasede3
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e3“At the ultrastructural level, NaCl treatment reduced cell size and increased plastid density.”
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl treatment reduced the starch grain size and the number of starch grains per plastid.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Organ / stage
- plastide4
- Treatment
- NaCl treatmente3
- Outcome
- starch grain size and their number per plastide4
- Direction
- reducede4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e3“At the ultrastructural level, NaCl treatment reduced cell size and increased plastid density.”
e4“In addition, it reduced the starch grain size and their number per plastid”
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl treatment increased starch content of Catharanthus roseus cells 1.5-fold.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Treatment
- NaCl treatmente3
- Outcome
- starch contente5
- Direction
- increasede5
- Value
- 1.5-folde5
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e3“At the ultrastructural level, NaCl treatment reduced cell size and increased plastid density.”
e5“however, starch content was 1.5-fold increased, which was due to the increase in the plastid density.”
Claim · model-written summary
The increase in starch content of Catharanthus roseus cells under NaCl is attributed to the increase in plastid density.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Outcome
- starch contente5
- Qualifier
- due to the increase in the plastid densitye5
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Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e5“however, starch content was 1.5-fold increased, which was due to the increase in the plastid density.”
Claim · model-written summary
Applied salinity had no obvious effects such as swelling or disorganization of Catharanthus roseus plastids.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Treatment
- applied salinitye6
- Outcome
- swelling or disorganization of plastidse6
- Direction
- no obvious effectse6
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e6“At the ultrastructural level, the applied salinity had no obvious effects, such as swelling or disorganization of plastids”
Claim · model-written summary
Applied salinity slightly decreased the stroma electron density of Catharanthus roseus plastids.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Organ / stage
- stromae7
- Treatment
- applied salinitye6
- Outcome
- stroma electron densitye7
- Direction
- decreasee7
- Qualifier
- slighte7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e6“At the ultrastructural level, the applied salinity had no obvious effects, such as swelling or disorganization of plastids”
e7“except a slight decrease in the stroma electron density”
Claim · model-written summary
Applied salinity had no deleterious effect on Catharanthus roseus mitochondria.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Treatment
- applied salinitye6
- Outcome
- mitochondriae7
- Direction
- no deleterious effecte7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e6“At the ultrastructural level, the applied salinity had no obvious effects, such as swelling or disorganization of plastids”
e7“Equally, no deleterious effect was observed on mitochondria except a small increase of their crista volume and matrix electron density.”
Claim · model-written summary
Applied salinity slightly increased the crista volume and matrix electron density of Catharanthus roseus mitochondria.
- Taxon
- Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseuse0 - Treatment
- applied salinitye6
- Outcome
- crista volume and matrix electron densitye7
- Direction
- increasee7
- Qualifier
- smalle7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Catharanthus roseus (L.) cell response to salinity was investigated.”
e6“At the ultrastructural level, the applied salinity had no obvious effects, such as swelling or disorganization of plastids”
e7“Equally, no deleterious effect was observed on mitochondria except a small increase of their crista volume and matrix electron density.”
Claim · model-written summary
Catharanthus roseus cells preserved the integrity of their plastids and mitochondria despite their sensitivity to salt stress.
- Taxon
- C. roseus
Catharanthus roseuse1 - Treatment
- salt stresse1
- Outcome
- integrity of their plastids and mitochondriae1
- Direction
- preservede1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e1“although the relative sensitivity of C. roseus cells to salt stress pointed by the reduction in the dry weight, a decrease in the cell size, and the high accumulation of toxic ions, they preserved the integrity of their plastids and mitochondria”
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