Article
Catalase function in plants: a focus on Arabidopsis mutants as stress-mimic models.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Oct 2010
Mhamdi Amna, Queval Guillaume, Chaouch Sejir, Vanderauwera Sandy, Van Breusegem Frank, Noctor Graham
Abstract excerpt
Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) is an important signal molecule involved in plant development and environmental responses. Changes in H(2)O(2) availability can result from increased production or decreased metabolism. While plants contain several types of H(2)O(2)-metabolizing proteins, catalases are highly active enzymes that do not require cellular reductants as they primarily catalyse a dismutase reaction. This...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Arabidopsis
- Catalase
- Models, Biological
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Stress, Physiological
