Author: Sanjib Kumar Panda (Editor), Yoshiharu Y. Yamamoto (Editor) Full Title: Redox Homeostasis In Plants: From Signalling To Stress Tolerance Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2019 edition (May 31, 2019) Year: 2019 ISBN-13: 9783319953151 (978-3-319-95315-1), 9783319953144 (978-3-319-95314-4) ISBN-10: 331995315X, 3319953141 Pages: 198 Language: English Genre: Life Sciences: Plant Sciences File type: EPUB (True), PDF (True) Quality: 10/10 Price: 149.79 € This book summarizes the latest research results on the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in plants, particularly in many abiotic stresses, and their regulation. Redox homeostasis refers to maintaining a balance of oxidised and reduced state of biomolecules in a biological system for all-round sustenance. In a living system, redox reactions contribute to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which act as signalling molecules for developmental as well as stress-response processes in plants. It is presumed that, being sessile and an aerobe requiring oxygen for mitochondrial energy production, as well as producing oxygen during photosynthesis, the redox homeostasis process is more complex and regulated in plants than in animals. Any imbalance in the homeostasis is mainly compensated for by the production of various ROS molecules, which, though they can cause severe oxidative damage in excess, can also ideally act as signalling molecules. ------------- Our members see more. Join us!
