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Class III peroxidases are activated in proanthocyanidin-deficient Arabidopsis thaliana seeds.
Annals of botany - 1 May 2013
Jia Liguo, Xu Weifeng, Li Wenrao, Ye Nenghui, Liu Rui, Shi Lu, Bin Rahman A N M Rubaiyath, Fan Mingshou, Zhang Jianhua
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: It has previously been shown that proanthocyanidins (PAs) in the seed coat of Arabidopsis thaliana have the ability to scavenge superoxide radicals (O2(-)). However, the physiological processess in PA-deficit seeds are not clear. It is hypothesized that there exist alternative ways in PA-deficient seeds to cope with oxidative stress. METHODS: The content of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and its...
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