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The Plant 2-Cys Peroxiredoxin Protects Chloroplasts from Oxidative Damage

The chloroplast 2-Cys peroxiredoxin

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Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects

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The chloroplast metabolism includes redox reactions which liberate free radicals (FR) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Consequentially, photoautotrophic organisms have evolved a network of protection mechanisms. It is comprised of a set of enzymic and non-enzymic antioxidants. Despite that protection, FR and ROS can escape from inactivation and react with metabolites and macromolecules, for instance with lipids. Lipid radicals and peroxides in turn may cause membrane damage and loss of membrane functions.

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  1. Universität Bielefeld, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany

    Margarete Baier & Karl-Josef Dietz

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  1. Margarete Baier
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  1. Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary

    G. Garab

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Baier, M., Dietz, KJ. (1998). The Plant 2-Cys Peroxiredoxin Protects Chloroplasts from Oxidative Damage. In: Garab, G. (eds) Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3953-3_468

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