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Sulphite oxidase as key enzyme for protecting plants against sulphur dioxide.
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Apr 2007
Lang Christina, Popko Jennifer, Wirtz Markus, Hell Rüdiger, Herschbach Cornelia, Kreuzwieser Jürgen, Rennenberg Heinz, Mendel Ralf R, Hänsch Robert
Abstract excerpt
Sulphur dioxide (SO(2)) is known as a strongly damaging air pollutant. After conversion to sulphite in aqueous solution, it becomes a strong nucleophilic agent that attacks numerous compounds in the cell. Therefore, plants have developed a mechanism to control sulphite levels. Recently, we have cloned and characterized the enzyme sulphite oxidase (SO) from Arabidopsis thaliana. Yet, its physiological role...
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