Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Damage in Plants Under Stress (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)

This book provides detailed and comprehensive information on oxidative damage caused by stresses in plants with especial reference to the metabolism of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In plants, as in all aerobic organisms, ROS are common by-products formed by the inevitable leakage of electrons onto O2 from the electron transport activities located in chloroplasts, mitochondria, peroxisomes and in plasma membranes or as a consequence of various metabolic pathways confined in different cellular loci. Environmental stresses such as heat, cold, drought, salinity, heavy-metal toxicity, ozone and ultraviolet radiation as well as pathogens/contagion attack lead to enhanced generation of ROS in plants due to disruption of cellular homeostasis. ROS play a dual role in plants; at low concentrations they act as signaling molecules that facilitate several responses in plant cells, including those promoted by biotic and abiotic agents. In divergence, at high levels they cause damage to cellular constituents triggering oxidative stress. In either case, small antioxidant molecules and enzymes modulate the action of these ambivalent species.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2015
Editors:	Dharmendra K. Gupta • Jose M Palma • Francisco J Corpas
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	370
Edition:	1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-20420-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Cellular biology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant physiology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant reproduction & propagation > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-20420-3
Barcode:	9783319204208

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