Plants - Enzymology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Role of plant glyoxylate reductases during stress: a hypothesis.

12 Sep 2009 Molecular modelling suggests that a group of proteins in plants known as the beta-hydroxyacid dehydrogenases, or the hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase superfamily, includes enzymes that reduce succinic semialdehyde and glyoxylate to ... Read more...

Changes in plant communities along soil pollution gradients: responses of leaf antioxidant enzyme activities and phytochelatin contents.

16 Aug 2009 This work describes an ecological and ecotoxicological study of polluted wasteland plant communities in a former coke-factory located in Homécourt (France). Ecological analyses were performed along two transects to investigate changes in plant ... Read more...

Alternative oxidase in animals: unique characteristics and taxonomic distribution.

30 Jul 2009 Alternative oxidase (AOX), a ubiquinol oxidase, introduces a branch point into the respiratory electron transport chain, bypassing complexes III and IV and resulting in cyanide-resistant respiration. Previously, AOX was thought to be limited to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Plants - Enzymology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Role of plant glyoxylate reductases during stress: a hypothesis. 12 Sep 2009
• Changes in plant communities along soil pollution gradients: responses of leaf antioxidant enzyme activities and phytochelatin contents. 16 Aug 2009
• Alternative oxidase in animals: unique characteristics and taxonomic distribution. 30 Jul 2009
• Evidence supporting the existence of L-arginine-dependent nitric oxide synthase activity in plants. 27 Jul 2009
• Unraveling delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate-proline cycle in plants by uncoupled expression of proline oxidation enzymes. 25 Jul 2009
• Mineral nutrient uptake from prey and glandular phosphatase activity as a dual test of carnivory in semi-desert plants with glandular leaves suspected of carnivory. 23 Jun 2009
• Selective binding of glutathione conjugates of fatty acid derivatives by plant glutathione transferases. 9 Jun 2009
• Plant phospholipases A2: perspectives on biotechnological applications. 27 May 2009
• SPT5-like, a new component in plant RdDM. 13 May 2009
• Plant RNA helicases: linking aberrant and silencing RNA. 12 May 2009
• Cloning and functional characterization of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 genes. 10 May 2009
• Phylogenetic analysis, structural evolution and functional divergence of the 12-oxo-phytodienoate acid reductase gene family in plants. 3 May 2009
• Plant PA signaling via diacylglycerol kinase. 22 Apr 2009
• Phylogenetic analysis, subcellular localization, and expression patterns of RPD3/HDA1 family histone deacetylases in plants. 26 Mar 2009
• Changing sugar partitioning in FBPase-manipulated plants. 24 Mar 2009
• Eukaryotic starch degradation: integration of plastidial and cytosolic pathways. 24 Mar 2009
• Evolutionary history and stress regulation of plant receptor-like kinase/pelle genes. 23 Mar 2009
• CYP710A genes encoding sterol C22-desaturase in Physcomitrella patens as molecular evidence for the evolutionary conservation of a sterol biosynthetic pathway in plants. 20 Mar 2009
• Prenyl transfer to aromatic substrates: genetics and enzymology. 16 Mar 2009
• Phospholipase D- and phosphatidic acid-mediated signaling in plants. 11 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Plants'

Definition: Multicellular, eukaryotic life forms of the kingdom Plantae. They are characterized by a mainly photosynthetic mode of nutrition; essentially unlimited growth at localized regions of cell divisions (MERISTEMS); cellulose within cells providing rigidity; the absence of organs of locomotion; absence of nervous and sensory systems; and an alteration of haploid and diploid generations.

Descriptor UI: D010944

Alternative terms: Plants;

Related Mesh Headings: Herbicides; Phytotherapy; Pharmacognosy; Plant Proteins; Pollen; Seeds; Ethnobotany; Ethnopharmacology;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; poisoning; radiation effects; toxicity; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B06;

Online Note: use PLANTS to search PYRETHRUM 1966-85

History Note: PYRETHRUM was heading 1963-85

Technical Notes: general only: prefer specific groups or specific plants; plants or "plant tissue": Manual 31.10; /anat: consider also PLANT COMPONENTS; /embryol: consider also SEEDS; policy 22.30, 36.25; plants used in therapy = PHYTOTHERAPY: Manual 26.29