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Selenium effects on oxidative stress in potato
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The results suggest that Se is an antioxidant or it activates protective mechanisms, which can alleviate oxidative stress in the chloroplasts, and improve the recovery of chlorophyll content following light stress.About:
This article is published in Plant Science.The article was published on 2003-08-01. It has received 209 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chlorophyll fluorescence & Light intensity.read more
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Trace Elements From Soil to Human
TL;DR: Trace Elements of the Human Environment: Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements and Trace Elements of Group 1 (Previously Group Ia).
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Making the life of heavy metal-stressed plants a little easier
TL;DR: This review is to assess the mode of action and role of antioxidants in protecting plants from stress caused by the presence of heavy metals in the environment.
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Selenium uptake, translocation, assimilation and metabolic fate in plants.
TL;DR: The exploitation of genetic resources used in bioengineering strategies of plants is illuminating the function of sulfate transporters and key enzymes of the S assimilatory pathway in relation to Se accumulation and final metabolic fate, providing the basic framework by which to resolve questions relating to the essentiality of Se in plants.
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The roles of selenium in protecting plants against abiotic stresses
TL;DR: The effects of Se on HM-induced stress in plants is reviewed, with an emphasis on the potential roles of Se compounds (e.g., selenite and selenate) in conferring tolerance against abiotic stresses.
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Selenium protects sorghum leaves from oxidative damage under high temperature stress by enhancing antioxidant defense system.
TL;DR: The present study suggests that selenium can play a protective role during HT stress by enhancing the antioxidant defense system.
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A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding
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Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual
TL;DR: Molecular Cloning has served as the foundation of technical expertise in labs worldwide for 30 years as mentioned in this paper and has been so popular, or so influential, that no other manual has been more widely used and influential.
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Superoxide Dismutase AN ENZYMIC FUNCTION FOR ERYTHROCUPREIN (HEMOCUPREIN)
Joe M. McCord,Irwin Fridovich +1 more
TL;DR: The demonstration that O2·- can reduce ferricytochrome c and tetranitromethane, and that superoxide dismutase, by competing for the superoxide radicals, can markedly inhibit these reactions, is demonstrated.
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Chlorophylls and carotenoids: Pigments of photosynthetic biomembranes
TL;DR: In this article, the spectral characteristics and absorption coefficients of chlorophylls, pheophytins, and carotenoids were analyzed using a two-beam spectrophotometer.