Antioxidant Defense in Plants : Molecular Basis of Regulation / edited by Tariq Aftab, Khalid Rehman Hakeem.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aftab, Tariq, editor.

Hakeem, Khalid Rehman, editor.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant physiology.

Plant molecular biology.

Botanical chemistry.

Stress (Physiology).

Plants.

Plant Physiology.

Plant Molecular Biology.

Plant Biochemistry.

Plant Stress Responses.

Local Subjects:

Plant Physiology.

Plant Molecular Biology.

Plant Biochemistry.

Plant Stress Responses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This edited book highlights the molecular basis of various enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, defense mechanisms and adaptation strategies employed by plants to avoid the stressful conditions. Special focus is given to gene expression, omics and other latest technologies such as CRISPR-Cas mediated genome editing applications for defense related studies in plants. Environmental stresses such as drought, salinity or floods etc. induce the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which causes severe damage to cell membrane integrity by accelerating lipid peroxidation. To counteract the detrimental effect of ROS, plants are inherited with an intricate and vibrant antioxidant defense system, comprised of enzymatic (catalase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase, glutathione S-transferase, guaiacol peroxidase, monodehydroascorbate reductase, dehydroascorbate reductase etc.), and non-enzymatic (glutathione, ascorbate, α-tocopherol, carotenoids, flavonoids etc.) antioxidants, which scavenge and/or reduce excess ROS and improve plant tolerance to various stresses. Stress tolerance in most crop plants is positively correlated with an efficient antioxidant system. Therefore, studying the efficiency of antioxidant defense systems in plants is necessary for facilitating the plant’s nature of adaptation against challenging environments. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers and academic experts. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of biotechnology and molecular biology of plants.

Contents:

Chapter 1. An overview of roles of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants in plant

Chapter 2. Functional Characterization of the Antioxidant Enzymes in Plants Exposed to Environmental Stresses

Chapter 3. Gene expression and role of antioxidant enzymes in crop plants under stress

Chapter 4. Proteomic and Genomic Approaches for Antioxidant Enzymes-Mediated Defence Analyses in Higher Plants

Chapter 5. Genetic Engineering Applications in Inducing Stress Tolerance in Plants through Antioxidants

Chapter 6. Kinase mediated signaling cascades in plants abiotic stress physiology

Chapter 7. Plant peroxidases: biomarkers of environmental stresses and signaling in plants

Chapter 8. Molecular mechanisms of superoxide dismutase (SODs)-mediated defense in controlling oxidative stress in plants

Chapter 9. Glutathione in higher plants: biosynthesis and physiological mechanisms during heat and drought-induced oxidative stress. Chapter 10. Role of Tocopherol in Conferring Abiotic StressTolerance in Plants

Chapter 11. Plant glutathione transferases and their role in the mitigation of abiotic stresses

Chapter 12. Role of ascorbic acid in alleviating abiotic stress in crop plants

Chapter 13. CRISPR/Cas Mediated Genome Editing Technologies in Plants for Stress Resilience

Chapter 14. Decrypting drought stress tolerance of crop plants via photosynthesis and antioxidative defense mechanisms

Chapter 15. Role of Brassinosteroids (BRs) in modulating antioxidative defense mechanism in plants growing under abiotic and biotic stress conditions

Chapter 16. Selenium-mediated regulation of antioxidant defense system and improved heavy metals tolerance in plants

Chapter 17. Antioxidant defense system in plants against biotic stress

Chapter 18. Revisiting the crucial role of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant defense in plant under abiotic stress

Chapter 19. Plant life under changing environment: An exertion of environmental factors in oxidative stress modulation

Chapter 20. Beneficial role of phytochemicals in oxidative stress mitigation in plants.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Aftab, Tariq Antioxidant Defense in Plants

ISBN:

981-16-7981-9

OCLC:

1314429020