Chapter 5. Catalases in Plants: Molecular and Functional Properties and Role in Stress Defence

  1. Nicholas Smirnoff
  1. Jürgen Feierabend

Published Online: 12 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470988565.ch5

Book Title

Antioxidants and Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants

Antioxidants and Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants

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How to Cite

Feierabend, J. (2007) Catalases in Plants: Molecular and Functional Properties and Role in Stress Defence, in Antioxidants and Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants (ed N. Smirnoff), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470988565.ch5

Editor Information

  1. School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Exeter, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 12 NOV 2007
  2. Published Print: 27 JUN 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405125291

Online ISBN: 9780470988565

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Keywords:

  • plants;
  • catalases;
  • hydrogen peroxide;
  • chloroplasts;
  • reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Biochemistry and molecular structure of catalases

  • Occurrence and properties of plant catalases

  • Biogenesis and control of expression

  • Photoinactivation and regulation of turnover

  • Physiological significance and role in stress defence

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