Characteristics of the plant ascorbate peroxidase family

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-17

  Dabrowska, Grazyna ^a   Kata, Aleksandra ^a   Goc, Anna ^a   Szechyńska Hebda, Magdalena ^b   Skrzypek, Edyta ^b  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b THE FRANCISZEK GÓRSKI INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidative system; Ascorbate peroxidase; Gene evolution; Gene expression; Hydrogen peroxide; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress; Photosynthetic electron transport; Programmed cell death (PCD); ROS

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38749087927     PISSN: 00015296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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