Ascorbate-Glutathione Pathway and Stress Tolerance in Plants

By Shahid Umar, Ming-Tsair Chan, Naser A. Anjum

Book Overview

Regulatory Role of Components of Ascorbate-Glutathione Pathway in Plant Stress Tolerance.- Ascorbate and Glutathione in Organogenesis, Regeneration and Differentiation in Plant In vitro Cultures.- Role of Ascorbate Peroxidase and Glutathione Reductase in Ascorbate-Glutathione Cycle and Stress Tolerance in Plants.- The Ascorbate-Gluathione Cycle and Related Redox Signals in Plant-Pathogen Interactions.- Regulation of the Ascorbate-Glutathione Cycle in Plants Under Drought Stress.- Glutathione and Herbicide Resistance in Plants.- Ascorbate and Glutathione: Protectors of Plants in Oxidative Stress.- Changes in the Glutathione and Ascorbate Redox State Trigger Growth During Embryo Development and Meristem Reactivation at Germination.- A Winning Two Pair: Role of the Redox Pairs AsA/DHA and GSH/GSSG in Signal Transduction.- Involvement of AsA/DHA and GSH/GSSG Ratios in Gene and Protein Expression and in the Activation of Defence Mechanisms Under Abiotic Stress Conditions.- Ascorbate-Glutathione Cycle: Enzymatic and Non-enzymatic Integrated Mechanisms and Its Biomolecular Regulation.- Coordinate Role of Ascorbate-Glutathione in Response to Abiotic Stresses.- Regulation of Genes Encoding Chloroplast Antioxidant Enzymes in Comparison to Regulation of the Extra-plastidic Antioxidant Defense System.- The Peroxisomal Ascorbate-Glutathione Pathway: Molecular Identification and Insights into Its Essential Role Under Environmental Stress Conditions.- Identification of Potential Gene Targets for the Improvement of Ascorbate Contents of Genetically Modified Plants.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048194032
• ISBN13: 9789048194032
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 443 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"