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Nitric oxide improves internal iron availability in plants.
Plant physiology - 1 Dec 2002
Graziano Magdalena, Beligni María Verónica, Lamattina Lorenzo
Abstract excerpt
Iron deficiency impairs chlorophyll biosynthesis and chloroplast development. In leaves, most of the iron must cross several biological membranes to reach the chloroplast. The components involved in the complex internal iron transport are largely unknown. Nitric oxide (NO), a bioactive free radical, can react with transition metals to form metal-nitrosyl complexes. Sodium nitroprusside, an NO donor, completely...
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