Changes in extreme high-temperature tolerance and activities of antioxidant enzymes of sacred lotus seeds

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 842-853

  Ding, YanFen ^b   Cheng, HongYan ^a   Song, SongQuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activities of antioxidant enzymes; Extreme high temperature tolerance; Lipid peroxidation; Nelumbo nucifera seeds; Subcellular structure; Zea mays seeds

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; CATALASE; CHLOROPHYLL; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GERMINATION; HEAT; HISTOLOGY; LOTUS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CHLOROPHYLL; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; GERMINATION; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEAT; HYPOCOTYL; LOTUS; PEROXIDASES; SEEDS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

NELUMBO; NELUMBO NUCIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 55049095517     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-008-0107-8     Document Type: Article

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