Chilling response of plants: Importance of galactolipase, free fatty acids and free radicals

Plant Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-184

  Kaniuga, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chilling; Free fatty acids; Free radicals; Galactolipase; Peroxidation

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; FATTY ACID; FREE RADICAL; GALACTOLIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; FREE RADICAL; FREEZE TOLERANCE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION;

CHEMISTRY; COLD; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; COLD; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FREE RADICALS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PLANTS;

MIMOSA;

EID: 41949115003     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2007.00019.x     Document Type: Review

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