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Vitamin B6 deficient plants display increased sensitivity to high light and photo-oxidative stress.
BMC plant biology - 10 Nov 2009
Havaux Michel, Ksas Brigitte, Szewczyk Agnieszka, Rumeau Dominique, Franck Fabrice, Caffarri Stefano, Triantaphylidès Christian
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin B6 is a collective term for a group of six interconvertible compounds: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine and their phosphorylated derivatives. Vitamin B6 plays essential roles as a cofactor in a range of biochemical reactions. In addition, vitamin B6 is able to quench reactive oxygen species in vitro, and exogenously applied vitamin B6 protects plant cells against cell death induced by...
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