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Agrobacterium tumefaciens iron superoxide dismutases have protective roles against singlet oxygen toxicity generated from illuminated Rose Bengal.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Dec 2008
Saenkham Panatda, Utamapongchai Supa, Vattanaviboon Paiboon, Mongkolsuk Skorn
Abstract excerpt
Singlet oxygen is a highly reactive form of molecular oxygen that is harmful to biological systems. Here, the role of three iron-containing superoxide dismutase (sodB) genes is clearly shown in protecting Agrobacterium tumefaciens against singlet oxygen toxicity. A sodBI mutant was more sensitive...
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