Function of the alternative oxidase: Is it still a scavenger?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 478-481

  Moore, Anthony L ^a   Albury, Mary S ^a   Crichton, Paul G ^a   Affourtit, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; TRYPANOSOMA;

ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SCAVENGER; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0036836228     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(02)02366-X     Document Type: Review

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