O. I. Martynenko¹, T. K. Kyrylenko¹, N. V. Zaimenko², M. M. Antonyuk³,
A. V. Stepanyugin¹, D. P. Plodnik⁴, D. M. Hovorun^1,4

¹Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv;
²M. M. Gryshko National Botanical Gardens, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv;
³National University of Food Technonogies, Kyiv, Ukraine;
⁴Institute of High Technologies, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine;
e-mail: Martynenko.Olena@gmail.com

We studied specific effects of different doses of natural minerals – analcime (An) and trepel (Tr) – on the growth rate, selenium (Se) content and functional activity of the genome of wheat leaves measured by the RNA/DNA ratio. Our results show that under the influence of An and Tr, especially at low doses (25 mg/100 g sand), there is a significant increase in the content of Se, increased growth rate of leaves of wheat seedlings and decreased RNA/DNA ratio. We have found significant correlations between studied parameters. Our fin­dings suggest that the RNA/DNA ratio can be used as a convenient, reliable indicator of the biological activity of minerals An and Tr, and for quantitative express-estimation of their impact on plant organisms.