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ArticleBMC plant biology2026

Glutathione-gold nanoclusters enhance sweet potato thermotolerance through improved photosynthesis, redox homeostasis, and cellular integrity.

Sunjeet Kumar, Gurmendar, Rui Yu, Muhammad Ikram, Jingjing Kou, Muhammad Abbas Khan, Mengzhao Wang, Guopeng Zhu

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Sunjeet Kumar *School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China.
Gurmendar *School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China.
Rui YuSchool of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China.
Muhammad IkramSchool of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China.
Jingjing KouSchool of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China.
Muhammad Abbas KhanSchool of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China.
Mengzhao WangSchool of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China. mzwang@hainanu.edu.cn.
Guopeng ZhuSchool of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China. zhuguopeng@hainanu.edu.cn.

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Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City SKJC-JYRC-2024-14
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Abstract

backgroundGlobal warming severely challenges sweet potato cultivation by disrupting physiological, biochemical, and structural processes. The potential of glutathione-gold nanoclusters (GSH-Au NCs) in enhancing thermotolerance remains largely unexplored in vegetable sweet potato, a key industrial and food security crop. We hypothesized that foliar application of GSH-Au NCs would mitigate heat-induced disruptions in photosynthesis, redox homeostasis, and cellular structures by enhancing antioxidant defenses and enzymatic activities.

resultsUnder controlled heat stress (42 °C day/35°C night for 7 days), heat stress diminished shoot biomass, leaf area, RWC, and root biomass, while impairing photosynthesis and elevating oxidative damage (H

conclusionsThese findings highlight GSH-Au NCs (2 mg L

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GlutathioneGoldIpomoea batatasMetal NanoparticlesPhotosynthesisThermotoleranceAntioxidantsHomeostasisOxidation-ReductionAntioxidantsGlutathioneGoldAsA-GSH cycleGSH-Au NCsPhotosynthetic efficiencyRedox balanceThermotoleranceUltrastructure

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PMCPMC13059601

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