Significance of Glutathione to Plant Adaptation to the Environment

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Grill, Dieter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Tausz, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kok, Luit J. De (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2001.
• Σειρά: Plant Ecophysiology, 2
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Plant ecology.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Ecology.

Glutathione is a thiol-containing tripeptide, which appears to be present in nearly all living organisms and which is involved in many important metabolic and physiological processes. The present volume focuses on the biological significance of glutathione in plants. The biochemistry and the metabol...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Glutathione - An Ancient Metabolite with Modern Tasks
• Chemistry of Glutathione
• The Molecular Biology and Metabolism of Glutathione
• The Role of Glutathione in the Uptake and Metabolism of Sulfur and Selenium
• The Role of Glutathione in Plant Response and Adaptation to Natural Stress
• The Role of Glutathione in Plant Reaction and Adaptation to Excess Metals
• The Role of Glutathione and Glutathione S-transferases in Plant Reaction and Adaptation to Xenobiotics
• The Role of Glutathione in Plant Reaction and Adaptation to Air Pollutants
• The Role of Glutathione and Glutathione-related Enzymes in Plant-pathogen Interactions
• Aspects of Glutathione in the Interaction Between Plants and Animals.