Linked e-resources
Details
Table of Contents
Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1: An Introduction to Antioxidants and Their Roles in Plant Stress Tolerance: ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Antioxidant Defence Mechanism; 1.1.2 Types of Antioxidants; 1.1.2.1 Primary or Natural Antioxidants; 1.1.2.2 Secondary or Synthetic Antioxidants; 1.2 Natural Antioxidants; 1.2.1 Antioxidant Enzymes; 1.2.1.1 Superoxide Dismutase; 1.2.1.2 Catalase; 1.2.1.3 Peroxidases; Guaiacol Peroxidase; Ascorbate Peroxidase (APX); 1.3 Halliwell-Asada Cycle; 1.3.1 Glutathione Reductase; 1.3.2 Monodehydroascorbate Reductase (MDHAR); 1.3.3 Dehydroascorbate Reductase (DHAR)
2.3 ROS Generation Sites in Plant Cells2.3.1 Chloroplast; 2.3.2 Mitochondria; 2.3.3 Endoplasmic Reticulum; 2.3.4 Peroxisomes; 2.3.5 Apoplast; 2.3.6 Plasma Membranes; 2.3.7 Cell Wall; 2.4 Oxidative Damage to Biomolecules; 2.4.1 Lipids; 2.4.2 Proteins; 2.4.3 DNA; 2.5 Antioxidative Defence System in Plants; 2.5.1 Enzymatic Antioxidants; 2.5.1.1 Superoxide Dismutase (SOD); 2.5.1.2 Catalase (CAT); 2.5.1.3 Ascorbate Peroxidase (APX); 2.5.1.4 Monodehydroascorbate Reductase (MDHAR); 2.5.1.5 Dehydroascorbate Reductase (DHAR); 2.5.1.6 Glutathione Reductase (GR); 2.5.1.7 Guaiacol Peroxidase (GPX)
2.5.2 Non-enzymatic Antioxidants2.5.2.1 Ascorbic Acid (AA); 2.5.2.2 Reduced Glutathione (GSH); 2.5.2.3 Tocopherols; 2.5.2.4 Carotenoids; 2.5.2.5 Proline; 2.5.2.6 Flavonoids; 2.6 Detoxification by Antioxidative Machinery Under Stressful Environments; 2.7 Conclusion and Future Prospects; References; 3: Biotechnological Perspective of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Mediated Stress Tolerance in Plants; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Antioxidants Involved in Scavenging Pathways by Regulating Molecular and Physiological Approaches; 3.2.1 Enzymatic ROS; 3.2.1.1 Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)
3.2.1.2 Ascorbate Peroxidise (APX)3.2.1.3 Monodehydroascorbate Reductase (MDHAR); 3.2.1.4 Dehydroascorbate Reductase (DHAR); 3.2.1.5 Glutathione Reductase (GR); 3.2.2 Non-enzymatic ROS Scavengers; 3.2.2.1 Ascorbate; 3.2.2.2 Glutathione; 3.3 ROS Generation Sites in a Plant Cell; 3.3.1 Chloroplast; 3.3.2 Mitochondria; 3.3.3 Peroxisome; 3.3.4 Plasma Membrane; 3.3.5 Cell Wall; 3.3.6 Apoplast; 3.3.7 Endoplasmic Reticulum; 3.4 ROS Chemistry and Effect Under Abiotic Stress; 3.4.1 Singlet Oxygen (1O2); 3.4.2 Superoxide Radical (O2-); 3.4.3 Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2); 3.5 Approaches for Overcoming the Oxidative Stress Tolerance in Plants.
2.3 ROS Generation Sites in Plant Cells2.3.1 Chloroplast; 2.3.2 Mitochondria; 2.3.3 Endoplasmic Reticulum; 2.3.4 Peroxisomes; 2.3.5 Apoplast; 2.3.6 Plasma Membranes; 2.3.7 Cell Wall; 2.4 Oxidative Damage to Biomolecules; 2.4.1 Lipids; 2.4.2 Proteins; 2.4.3 DNA; 2.5 Antioxidative Defence System in Plants; 2.5.1 Enzymatic Antioxidants; 2.5.1.1 Superoxide Dismutase (SOD); 2.5.1.2 Catalase (CAT); 2.5.1.3 Ascorbate Peroxidase (APX); 2.5.1.4 Monodehydroascorbate Reductase (MDHAR); 2.5.1.5 Dehydroascorbate Reductase (DHAR); 2.5.1.6 Glutathione Reductase (GR); 2.5.1.7 Guaiacol Peroxidase (GPX)
2.5.2 Non-enzymatic Antioxidants2.5.2.1 Ascorbic Acid (AA); 2.5.2.2 Reduced Glutathione (GSH); 2.5.2.3 Tocopherols; 2.5.2.4 Carotenoids; 2.5.2.5 Proline; 2.5.2.6 Flavonoids; 2.6 Detoxification by Antioxidative Machinery Under Stressful Environments; 2.7 Conclusion and Future Prospects; References; 3: Biotechnological Perspective of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Mediated Stress Tolerance in Plants; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Antioxidants Involved in Scavenging Pathways by Regulating Molecular and Physiological Approaches; 3.2.1 Enzymatic ROS; 3.2.1.1 Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)
3.2.1.2 Ascorbate Peroxidise (APX)3.2.1.3 Monodehydroascorbate Reductase (MDHAR); 3.2.1.4 Dehydroascorbate Reductase (DHAR); 3.2.1.5 Glutathione Reductase (GR); 3.2.2 Non-enzymatic ROS Scavengers; 3.2.2.1 Ascorbate; 3.2.2.2 Glutathione; 3.3 ROS Generation Sites in a Plant Cell; 3.3.1 Chloroplast; 3.3.2 Mitochondria; 3.3.3 Peroxisome; 3.3.4 Plasma Membrane; 3.3.5 Cell Wall; 3.3.6 Apoplast; 3.3.7 Endoplasmic Reticulum; 3.4 ROS Chemistry and Effect Under Abiotic Stress; 3.4.1 Singlet Oxygen (1O2); 3.4.2 Superoxide Radical (O2-); 3.4.3 Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2); 3.5 Approaches for Overcoming the Oxidative Stress Tolerance in Plants.