Oxidative stress and the molecular biology of antioxidant defenses / edited by John G. Scandalios.

Other author Scandalios, John G.
Format Book
Publication InfoPlainview, N.Y. : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1997.
Descriptionxi, 890 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCold Spring Harbor monograph series, 0270-1847 ; 34
Cold Spring Harbor monograph series ; 34. ^A856
Contents The oxygen paradox: biochemistry of active oxygen -- Mediation of signal transduction by oxidants -- Oxidative damage to DNA and its repair -- Transcriptional regulators of oxidative stress responses -- Redox regulation by the HIV-1 Tat transcriptional factor -- Reactive oxygen and apoptosis -- Oxidative stress in mitochondria -- Oxidants, antioxidants, and aging -- Oxidative stress, gene expression, and the aging process -- Bacterial catalases -- Biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology of yeast and fungal catalases -- Catalases in plants: gene structure, properties, regulation, and expression -- Structure of catalases -- Superoxide dismutases in bacteria and pathogen protists -- Superoxide dismutase: studies in the yeast -- Molecular genetics of superoxide dismutases in plants -- Superoxide dismutase and oxidative stress in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Oxygen metabolism and electron transport in photosynthesis -- Defense against photooxidative damage in plants -- Glutathione reductase: regulation and role in oxidative stress -- The role of ascorbate peroxidase and monodehydroascorbate reductase in H₂O₂ scavenging in plants -- The NADPH oxidase of leukocytes: the respiratory burst oxidase -- The oxidative burst: roles in signal transduction and plant stress -- Oxidative burst-mediated defense responses in plant disease resistance -- Free radicals: dietary advantages and disadvantages -- Air pollution and free radical protection responses of plants.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 96092949
ISBN9780879695026
ISBN0879695021

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Laupus Books - Stacks QV 312 O983 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold