Antioxidants and Antioxidant Enzymes in Higher Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gupta, Dharmendra K. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Palma, José M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Corpas, Francisco J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Plant physiology.; Plant biochemistry.; Oxidative stress.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Biochemistry.; Oxidative Stress.

This book provides an overview of antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes and their role in the mechanisms of signaling and cellular tolerance under stress in plant systems.  Major reactive oxygen species (ROS)-scavenging/modulating enzymes include the superoxide dismutase (SOD) that dismutates O2 into...