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Molecular Responses to Oxidative Stress

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Book cover Molecular Analysis of Plant Adaptation to the Environment

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook Series of Plant Ecophysiology ((KLEC,volume 1))

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The evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis altered the Earth’s atmosphere and enabled the development and sustenance of aerobic life. Thus, molecular oxygen is essential for life on Earth. However, the incomplete reduction of dioxygen (02) to water (H20) during normal aerobic metabolism generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) that pose a serious threat to all aerobic organisms (Fridovich, 1975). At the same time, it has become increasingly clear that ROS, in addition to their role as toxic agents, are also used as second messengers in various signal transduction pathways, and in many types of biological defense mechanisms (Scandalios, 1997). Thus, in addition to the historic perception of ROS as toxic and lethal agents, recent evidence indicates that they play beneficial roles as well.

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Scandalios, J.G. (2001). Molecular Responses to Oxidative Stress. In: Hawkesford, M.J., Buchner, P. (eds) Molecular Analysis of Plant Adaptation to the Environment. Springer Handbook Series of Plant Ecophysiology, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9783-8_9

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