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PLANT BIOSYSTEMS
Volume 143, Issue 1, Pages 81-96Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/11263500802633626
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Antioxidants; oxidative stress; ROS; signaling
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- CSIR, New Delhi
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS, partially reduced or activated derivatives of oxygen), are highly reactive and toxic and can lead to oxidative destruction of the cell. ROS production increases when plants are exposed to different kinds of stresses. The chief toxic effect of O2 - and H2O2 resides in their ability to initiate cascade reactions that result in the production of the hydroxyl radical and other destructive species such as lipid peroxides. These dangerous cascades are prevented by efficient operation of the cell's antioxidant defenses. However, in addition to their role as toxic byproducts of aerobic metabolism, recently, a new role for ROS has been identified, i.e. the control and regulation of biological processes, such as growth, cell cycle, programmed cell death, hormone signaling, biotic and abiotic stress responses, and development. This review discusses the biochemical properties and sources and sites of ROS production, ROS-scavenging systems, and the role of ROS as signaling molecules.
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